Heavy rains continue to lash twin districts

August 4, 2011

Mangalore, August 4: Heavy rains which started lashing Dakshina Kannada and Udupi since last Monday evening continued on Thursday morning too, inundating low-lying areas and throwing life out of gear.

Strong winds continued to damaged houses and destroy agricultural fields in many parts of the twin districts.

A house which was under construction collapsed and damaged the neighbouring house at Marakada on Tuesday night. The collapsed house belonged to Dayanand. However, his neighbour Adbul's house too was damaged as Dayanand's house walls collapsed. As a result, the wall of the house has been partially damaged.

In the last 24 hours, Dakshina Kannada district has received 69.7 mm rain. This include—Sullia—81 mm, Puttur—72 mm, Belthangady—71.8 mm, Mangalore—65.8 mm and Bantwal—57.8 mm.

The sea erosion has been intenisfied on the shores at Yermal in Padubidri. If the sea erosion continues, then the fishries road and electric poles will be damaged. Several coconut trees have been uprooted following intense sea erosion in the region. The fisheries road at Yermal Thenka is likely to be washed away.

The matereological department has warned that heavy to very heavy rains would occur in few places over coastal Karnataka in the next 48 hours. The fishermen have been asked not to venture into sea for fishing.

Udupi district recorded a rainfall of 78.4 mm in the last 24 hours. Udupi recorded 80.2 mm, Kundapur recorded 97.4 mm and Karkala registered 57.6 mm rainfall on Wednesday. Damages have been reported from Kundapur taluk as well. A house belonging to Shekhar Kala of Nellikatte at Kawradi village was partially damaged due to heavy rains. The house of Rajeevi Heggadathi of Molahalli village was partially damaged when a coconut tree fell on it.

In Udupi taluk, the house of one Gulabhi Bhandarthi of Mudabettu of Kodavur village collapsed owing to heavy rain. The walls of the house of one Margaret Almeida in Puttur village collapsed due to rain. The house of Ramananda Aithal in Manur village was also partially damaged.

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Mangaluru, Dec 2: Mangaluru International Airport responded to a medical emergency late on Monday night. Air India Express flight IX 522, travelling from Riyadh to Thiruvananthapuram, was diverted to Mangaluru Airport after a passenger in his late 30s experienced a medical emergency on board.

The Airport’s Operations Control Centre received an alert regarding the passenger’s health condition. The airport activated its emergency response protocol, mobilising the airport medical team and coordinating with stakeholders including CISF, immigration, and customs.

Upon landing, airport medical personnel attended to the passenger, assessed his condition, and arranged to shift him to a local tertiary-care hospital for further treatment. The passenger’s relatives accompanied the passenger, who incidentally received necessary medical care on board, which helped stabilise the situation.

Following the handling of the emergency, the flight departed for Thiruvananthapuram at 2:05 am on Tuesday.

"We appreciate the cooperation of all parties involved, and this incident reaffirms our ongoing commitment to prioritising passenger safety and readiness to respond to unforeseen emergencies with professionalism and care," the Airport spokesperson said.

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