Udupi: Floods recede with ceasing rains
Udupi: The Udupi district which was affected by heavy rains until last night has found some relief this morning. The flood-affected areas have seen steady withdrawal of rainwater as the torrential downpour has stopped, bringing much relief to the region.
The folks who faced disruption due to yesterday’s floods are now returning home, to resume normal routine, now that the rain has momentarily stopped. Many villages in the four taluks of the district have reported flooding and the flood-affected neighbourhoods are reportedly filled with sludge. Although some families have returned to their homes, others are still seeking refuge in the relief center.
The heavy rainfall from the night before has caused the city’s drains to fill and overflow. However, the water has receded by 50percent at the Bannanje-Garadi roads near the Udupi Mutt.
Udupi district has witnessed unprecedented rainfall over the past two days. Much of the district faced flooding on Sunday. Several regions such as Udupi, Brahmavara, Kaup, and Karkala taluks were affected by the flood.
More than a thousand homes were waterlogged in the neighbourhood. And several hundred homes were damaged in the course of this extreme rainfall. The cow shed owned by Krishnappa Poojary has partially collapsed due to the heavy rains at MatadabettuKopparathota.
Udupi’s Suvarna River, Sita River, and Udyavar’s Paapanaashini rivers were overflowing due to Sunday’s downpour, which resulted in the flooding of areas surrounding these rivers. However, as of today, the water levels of these rivers have decreased and the floods have steadily receded.
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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry
Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
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