IMD issues rain alert in several districts across Karnataka
Bengaluru: As heavy rains continue to lash across Karnataka, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued rain alerts for several districts.
According to the IMD, a red alert has been issued for Dakshina Kannada district for the next 24 hours. Simultaneously, an Orange alert has been issued for Udupi and Uttara Kannada district, Shivamogga and Malnad region for two days and yellow alert for the next two days.
A three-day yellow alert has been announced for Chikkamagaluru district. Orange alert for Kodagu district and yellow alert for tomorrow. And, a two-day yellow alert has been issued for Belagavi district in the north interior district.
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Dakshina Kannada district is likely to witness heavy rains and sustained wind speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts will experience heavy rains with continuous winds.
Heavy rain will occur in Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts. Belagavi and Kodagu districts will also receive heavy rainfall. The Meteorological Department said light to moderate rain is likely at many places in the South Interior and some places in the rest of North Interior districts.
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West Asia war: Vessel carrying 20,000 tonnes of LPG reaches Gujarat crossing Strait of Hormuz
Kandla (Gujarat) (PTI): A vessel carrying 20,000 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) arrived at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla in Gujarat after crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia crisis, officials said on Sunday.
The Marshall Islands-flagged MV SYMI started its journey from Qatar and docked at the port in Kandla around 11.30 pm on Saturday after crossing the Strait of Hormuz on May 13, they added.
Since early March, 13 India-flagged vessels, comprising 12 LPG tankers and one crude oil tanker, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes. It has resulted in one of the worst energy crisis the world has seen in recent decades.
Incidentally, at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish said targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable".
On May 13, an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
