Cyclone Amphan: Yellow alert in Coastal Karnataka
Mangaluru, May 17: The rise of the cyclone Amphan due to the depression in the Bay of Bengal has, in turn, given rise to fear among the people in the coasts.
The Indian Meteorological Department is expecting the cyclone to intensify on May 18. As a result, yellow alert has been declared along the Karnataka coastline. The experts have said that the entry of the cyclone will impact the pre-monsoon showers too.
There is a trough in the Arabian Sea and the southern hinterlands and the coastal regions are expected to get thundershowers and heavy rain.
The rain preceding the pre-monsoon showers between March and May has entered the coast, said the Department. As per the reports from March 1 to May 15, Dakshina Kannada has received 139 mm rain as against the normal 113 mm – an increase by 23%.
Last year, the pre-monsoon showers had entered the state coast as late as June 14. The last two years, the pre-monsoon rainfall has been excellent, with the coast receiving 3% and 24% additional rain in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
Delay in pre-monsoon rain?
The depression and the trough are expected to continue the excellent showers in the coastal belt.
The Meteorological Department had forecast the onset of the pre-monsoon showers by May-end in the Kerala coast. The cyclone due to the depression, however, has led to a delay in the onset to Kerala coast till June 4, before entering Karnataka, said Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) scientist Sunil Gavaskar.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
