Red alert issued for coastal Karnataka, heavy rain disrupts normal life in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Jun 14 (PTI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for coastal Karnataka, including Dakshina Kannada district, where heavy rainfall since Saturday afternoon has disrupted daily life.
Several low-lying areas of Mangaluru city have reported waterlogging. Roads beneath the Pumpwell flyover were submerged, causing severe traffic disruptions.
According to officials, a bus broke down at a flooded stretch, prompting passengers and locals to push it to the roadside. Roads on Car Street, Lower Bendur, Kottara and few other low lying areas have reported heavy inundation and flooding.
The Padil railway underpass and parts of car street also witnessed flooding, affecting vehicular movement. Rainwater reportedly entered homes in several low-lying residential areas.
While the IMD had earlier issued red alerts for the district over the past three days with little rain, Friday’s downpour was particularly intense. Cloudy skies continue to indicate the possibility of further heavy rain.
The red alert remains in effect until the morning of June 16, with authorities warning of continued heavy rainfall across the Dakshina Kannada district.
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Goa nightclub fire: Owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra detained in Thailand
Panaji (PTI): The Thailand Police have detained Saurabh Luthra and his brother Gaurav Luthra, who fled India after a fire at their Goa nightclub claimed 25 lives, officials said on Thursday.
The nightclub co-owners, against whom an Interpol Blue Corner Notice had been issued, were detained at the request of the Indian government, they said.
Both the accused have been detained at Phuket in Thailand, and a process is underway to bring them to India, senior officials confirmed to PTI.
The duo booked their tickets for Phuket through a travel portal at 1.17 am on December 7, within an hour of learning about the devastating fire at 'Birch by Romeo Lane', their nightblub at Arpora in North Goa, as per officials.
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At the time when police and administration were still battling the blaze and attempting to rescue staff, the two left India in the early hours of Sunday by an IndiGo flight.
The Goa Police had approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the issuance of the Blue Corner Notice against them.
