Bengaluru: Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has warned of more rains in Kodagu and Malnad regions for the next 48 hours. It will rain anywhere between 30 to 35 mm rainfall. “Due to likely development of low pressure area over north Bay of Bengal on Aug.26, enhancement of rainfall over coastal and Malnad…
Madikeri: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the flood-and-landslide affected areas of Kodagu, especially Madapura and took stock of the measures taken by the Armed Forces in mitigating the sufferings of people. She also visited some relief camps and interacted with flood victims. At a relief camp at Mythri Police Bhavan in Madikeri, she squatted on…
Mysuru: Every disaster that happens, such as a flood, will definitely leave impacts on the individuals in terms of the feeling of loss and grief. This inspires counsellors to find the most appropriate counselling approach in dealing with these victims of flood disasters. It has been close to two weeks since Mother Nature wreaked havoc…
Kushalnagar: Former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday arrived at Kushalnagar on a two-day visit to flood ravaged Kodagu district. Siddharamaiah inspected Dandinapet locality in Kushalnagar town where over a dozen houses had collapsed recently due to heavy rains. The former CM assured the residents of building houses for them in other places in the town. Siddharamaiah…
Madikeri: As floods and landslides have left a trail of destruction in Kodagu, permanently scarring the district, the next task for the Armed Forces is to retrieve the dead bodies before the spread of epidemics. The Kodagu District Administration has put the official figures of the dead at nine and missing persons at six. The…
Bengaluru: Two weeks after devastating floods and landslides battered Kodagu district, the State Government has directed the local administration to stop all land conversion approvals with immediate effect. The decision has been conveyed to the District Administration to prevent any further unbridled growth in the hilly region. The government’s directive comes in the wake of…
Bengaluru: The South West Monsoon that lashed in Kodagu from Aug. 13 to Aug. 21 has surpassed the 87-year-old record rainfall. In 1931, Kodagu had received a record rainfall of 1,559 mm in the month of August. But this month, the district has received 1,675 mm rain till Aug.21, according to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)…
One more dead body was recovered from the ruins of landslide in Hebbatageri yesterday by National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF). The dead body of Minnanda Ummavva, who was washed away in the landslide in front of her son Mittu Ganapathy, was recovered with the help of locals by NDRF team. On the morning of Aug….
Mysuru: His home built out of his hard-earned money was washed away right in front of his eyes by floods and landslides. Undeterred and with a presence of mind, he plunged into water to rescue his family members and saved them from drowning. And in the process, he had a providential escape from the jaws…
Madikeri: Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Fire and Emergency Services and the local people who are continuing rescue works, have rescued an elderly couple from the flood-hit and landslide place in Kodagu yesterday. The elderly couple identified as Palani and Shantha were trapped in labourers’ quarters at Kaandanakolli near Hemmatalu which was…
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