Total 2,336 houses were completely damaged in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. But the exact loss of property was not yet ascertained in Kodagu district due to rain-related incidents. 

“I am innocent. Suspecting that I am child lifter for having chocolates in my pocket, a group of 40 people tied me to a pole and assaulted me seriously”, said Hamza from Katipalla.

“It is our responsibility to help those who are distress and lost their loved ones and homes in the natural disaster in Kerala and Kodagu. So, everyone should come forward to help them by spending minimum for festival”, appealed Udupi, Chikmagaluru and Hassan districts Composite Khazi Maulana PM Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal.

A two-wheeler rider died on the spot when a car and his bike collided each other at Andinje in the taluk on Sunday.

A man was tied to a pole and thrashed by a mob in Gurukambala here suspecting him to be a child kidnapper. The incident took place at Guru Kambala here on Sunday, August 19.

Three north Indians who were trapped on a hill when the hill sunk between Sampaje and Madikeri on Friday, were rescued by rescue teams on Sunday.

As the rain picked up in Chikmagaluru and Malnad region with gusty wind, landslides occurred in four places on national highway 66 due to which vehicular movement between Kalasa Mangaluru was affected.

"Architects should not limit themselves to building only a green building but focus on developing a whole green infrastructure in the city " said world renowned architect , planner and author Dr. Ken Yeang of Malaysia. Dr Ken, who is recognised as the first and only ecologist architect globally was delivering a talk at the  Bearys Enviro Architecture Design School (BEADS) and Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) at Inoli on Sunday.