Gmail services disrupted, company says investigating issue
New Delhi: Google's email service, Gmail, is facing disruption in service since Thursday morning, affecting some users in various parts of the world.
The company is yet to specify a reason for the outage.
According to the G Suite status dashboard, Google is "investigating reports of an issue with Gmail".
In an update, it said: "We are continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by August 20, 1330 hours (IST), detailing when we expect to resolve the problem".
As per the dashboard, other Google services like Google Drive, Google Docs and Google Meet have also been affected.
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Continuous rainfall in Dakshina Kannada poses threat to houses in low-lying areas
Incidents of walls collapsing, water logging in houses reported from across district
Mangaluru: Continuous rainfall in Dakshina Kannada including Mangaluru, is now posing threat to the low-lying areas with flooding if the rain continues for next few hours.
Incidents of wall of the houses and compound walls collapsing, have also been reported from several areas since Wednesday night.
Similarly, cracks were also spotted on the Maravur Bridge following which the Deputy Commissioner instructed the PWD Executive Engineering to visit the spot and inspect the bridge on Thursday morning.
Due to the drainage issues, several areas in Mangaluru including Kottara Chowki were experiencing water logging causing traffic jams and panic among the locals who fear flooding if the rains do not stop.
In several other areas, homes have also been inundated with rain water putting the houses on risk of damages. Residents in these areas were evacuated and were shifted to other localities temporarily.
The Deputy Commissioner also declared holidays to PU and Degree colleges due to rains on June 30. He also added that the decision on declaring holidays to schools and other colleges will be taken after assessing the situation in the district by Friday morning.
