Swollen rivers in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi districts cause distress to public

Heavy rains prompted a red alert in Dakshina Kannada (252mm) and Udupi (277mm), closing schools. Flooding affected Kundapur and Byndoor. Mullai Muhilan MP supervised evacuations, relief centres. Ten were rescued in Alevoor. Moodbidri and Hebri faced heavy rain. Nethravathi river overflowed. The IMD predicts more rains. Udupi's Renjala recorded the highest at 277mm.