DK rains: Water stagnation, flooding reported at various places in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Owing to the continuous rain that has battered the Coastal Karnataka for the last two days, several parts of the city reportedly are witnessing stagnation of rainwater on the roads which has also led to flooding at homes at various places.
Kottara Chowki, Malemar, and few other places were hit by the flooding and water stagnation on Wednesday morning due to heavy rain. Numerous homes have also been inundated with water at their premises.
The drop in air pressure in the Bay of Bengal has resulted in continuous rainfall across the coastal region. The unrelenting rainfall which began two days ago has continued on Wednesday.
The roads in several places in the city have become waterlogged due to the overflowing drainage system. The waterlogged potholes on the roads have added to the worries of vehicle owners.
The orange alert issued to the Dakshina Kannada district remains unchanged for Wednesday. As the forecasts indicate dark clouds since Wednesday morning, heavy rainfall is expected for the day in the city.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
