Five tourists stranded atop waterfall in Karnataka's coastal district rescued by locals
Mangaluru, May 26 (PTI): Five tourists who were stranded atop the Eragundi waterfall were rescued safely by the locals, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred on Sunday at Paladka in Puttige village of Moodbidri taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, they said.
According to police officials, the visitors had reportedly ignored warnings from local residents and climbed to the upper portion of the waterfall, but due to sudden raise in water levels in the river, the tourists were marooned and cried for help.
Thanks to swift action by local residents, ropes were used to pull all five individuals to safety. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported.
District authorities had earlier cautioned people against visiting waterfalls and hilly terrains during periods of intense rain.
However, the tendency of some tourists who disregard these advisories continues to pose challenges for local communities and rescue teams, the officials added.
Heavy monsoon rains are lashing Karnataka's coastal belt for the past three days severely disrupting normal life in Dakshina Kannada district, promoting authorities to issue a red alert and deploy disaster response teams.
The red alert for the coastal Karnataka will remain in force for the next five days, the IMD said.
Heavy Rain in Dakshina Kannada Dist #Tourists Rescued from #Waterfall . At Erugundi Falls near Paladka in Puthige village of Moodbidri, The tourists had climbed onto rocks at the top of the waterfall when the water level suddenly rose, trapping them. #Mangaluru #KarnatakaRains pic.twitter.com/9Xz6yg8YaR
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Dragging Gaurav's family, children into 'Pak link' allegation by Assam CM wrong politics: Priyanka
Guwahati (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for attacking Gaurav Gogoi over alleged Pakistan links, asserting that dragging his family and children into it is "wrong politics".
After paying homage to Zubeen Garg at his cremation ground 'Zubeen Khetra' at Sonapur on the outskirts of Guwahati, Vadra said the singer was "above politics" and spread the message of love throughout his life.
"There are two types of leaders in politics -- one who does positive politics and the other who does polarisation. Gaurav Gogoi is doing the politics of love," she said when asked about Sarma's repeated attacks on the Assam Congress chief over alleged Pakistan links.
Vadra asserted that Gogoi is "a positive person, and wants to bring positivity in politics".
"That is why such attacks on him are taking place. People of Assam understand this. But the attacks on Gaurav and his family are the wrong politics. Nobody should attack the family and children (of a political leader)," Vadra said.
Instead of such politics, the Assam CM should "talk about the youth and women of the state, who are looking for jobs", the Wayanad MP said.
"You are seeing how much corruption is taking place. It is just a betrayal of the people of the state," she told reporters.
Talking about her visit to 'Zubeen Khetra' in the morning, Vadra said that she went to the cremation ground to pay her respect to the singer and not do any politics over it.
"Zubeen Garg was above politics. His cremation ground should be a sacred place and should not be used for politics," she added.
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