Rain continues to lash Chikkamagaluru: Various schools, colleges declared holiday
Chikkamagaluru: Heavy rain continued to lash Chikkamagaluru and surrounding places on Friday, following which schools, colleges have been announced holiday at various places including three taluks.
Heavy rainfall has been reported at Shringeri, Koppa, Kalasa, Kudremukh, Moodigere and other places. People living at riverside are anxious as the Tunga, Bhadra, Hemavati Rivers are flowing above the danger level.
Deputy Commissioner Srirangiah has declared a holiday of all the schools in Sringeri, Koppa and Moodigere taluks in the district today. Holiday has also been given to schools located at riverside in Balehonnur in NR Pura Taluk.
The power supply has been disrupted, and normal life was thrown out of gear in rain-hit Sringeri.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
