Kasargod, Jul 14: Two persons lost their lives in monsoon-related calamities in Kasargod district that received the heaviest rain of the season. The season saw huge deficit in rainfall since the onset of monsoon in June.
Chirakara Narayanan Nair, 68, a farmer at Kuvatty in Karindalam village near Neeleshwaram, died on the spot as a coconut tree got uprooted under the impact of incessant rain and fell over him while he was standing near a culvert in his compound around 10 a.m. on Sunday, sources here said.
In the other tragedy, Seenappa Shetty, 82, died as cashew tree fell over him owing to strong wind as he was returning from a nearby shop at Seethangoli near Badiadkka late on evening, official sources here said.
The unrelenting rain that lashed the district saw a sudden spurt in water levels in most rivers as low-lying areas, including Seethangoli, Hidaath, Madhur, Shiriya, Patla, and Mogral-Puthur got inundated, disrupting normal life. The gushing waters from the nearby Madhuvahini river entered the famed Madhur Madanandeshwara Siddhi Vinayaka temple near Kasaragod and devotees had to wade through the water as the temple premises got flooded.
Train services got disrupted for hours after a huge tree fell over a track at Chithari locality near Kanhangad on Saturday evening. The trains that got stranded at various places included Gandhidham-Nagercoil Express, Thiruvananthapuram-bound Maveli Express, and Mangalore-Kannur passenger. The train services could be restored by around 7.30 p.m.
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