Somachari, 55, and his brother
Rajappa, 45, died due to heavy
downpour at Shiramalli in H D Kote
taluk of Mysore district on
Wednesday afternoon.
Somachari’s wife Chandramma,
their four-year-old grandson
Keerthi were injured when
lightning struck them. The incident
occurred when they were standing
under a tree in their field after it
started raining. Shivakumar and
Karigowda, who were working in
the neighbouring field, also
sustained injuries.
Water entered houses as drains
overflowed due to heavy rain at
Halebid in Hassan district.
Vehicles damaged
Heavy rain, accompanied by
lightning and strong winds, lashed
various parts of Shimoga city,
throwing normal life out of gear,
on Wednesday evening.
The rain that started around 4.30
pm lasted for 30 minutes. Branches
of several trees came down and
damaged two autorickshaws on
RMR Road, a car and two bikes.
Five persons sustained injuries
when branches of trees fell on the
vehicles near Nanjappa Hospital.
They are undergoing treatment at
McGann Hospital. Of the five, two
are autorickshaw drivers - Ashok
and Arun - and the rest are
passengers.
Cooling effect in Belgaum
Belgaum city received heavy
unseasonal rains for about half an
hour on Wednesday evening,
bringing respite for the people
from the summer heat."
The northern parts of the city and
extension areas like Nehru Nagar,
Club Road and Hanuman Nagar,
received heavy rain for about 30
minutes, accompanied by
thunder.A tree was uprooted on
Club Road due to heavy winds, but
there weren’t any casualties.
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