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=- a a Rains lash Keralai 4dead, B mrssulg THIRUVANAN. In the THAPIIRAM, July 21: Four Red alert sounded northernmost persons haye died and three, in many districts Kasaragod district where red including two fishermen from alert tns been issued, the ma<- by the Nalf. The IMD has also cau- Thmil Nadu, are missing Management souces said. imum rainhll recorded was 9 as The India Meteorological tioned fishermen from ven- A man who had gone to cm, whereas certain places rains continuedto lash Kera- Deparhnent (MD) in has issued turing into the sea. bathe at Fort la, with red atert being sound- Kochi beach is Xarurur received 9.7 cm rain. red alert in Kasargod and According to sources of also missing. The Kariangode river is in ed in Kasargod, Idukki, Idukki districts onJuly 21, and the State Disaster Manage- A toul Kozhikode and Kannur dis- Kozhikode, of 12 reliefcampe have spate and has changed its l{ayanad and ment Authority (SDMA), been tricts of the state till 23. opened for those living in course, flooding S0 houses in July finnur districts on July 22. It hundreds of houses from low-lying areas and whose the vicinity. People The body of Sahayaraju has also predicted have been extremely c@stal areas ofth€ state bave (55), one ofthe missinglish- homes have been flooded. shifted to relief camps, the heayy rainfall in Kannur and been evacuated. ermen from Thmil Nadu, was According to SDMA, 13 sources said. Kasargod districts of the In the hily Itukki disfict, found in Kollam district. a houses have been fUlly dam- According to reports, the Tko southern state on 23. minor July landslide occurred Sat- aSed so far and 71 partially in Madananthesswara other fishermen had man- The weatherman Sidhi Vi- has also ur&y moming at Konnathadv the state. aged to swim to safery the nayaka temple at Madhur has issued orange alert in Kot- village, causinS crop losi. coastalpolice said. 'As ofno\g we have opened been flooded. tayam, Emakulam, Thrissur There were no casualties, of- two relief camps in Nasargod. In a huge relief, "The search is on for the and Malappuram four 6sh- till Juty 25. 6cial sources sai( addingpeo Nearly remaining two missing 15 f,ersons have been ers who had gone missing fisher- Even though tirc intensity ple af- of have been advised against shifted there. men. A Coast Guard ship and There are many ter puttitg out to sea from nins has reduced, coastal are- travelling to hilly areas. others who have opted to nearby Vizhinjam on two boats of Marine EnJorce- as ofthe Wednes- state continue io bore Koshy Varghese (53) move ment are searching for them, to their relatives,', a day, returned saJely Saturday. " the brunt of the rough sea &owned after slippirU into the disaster management offi Their a cmsal police oficial told PTI. The government cial boat had developed a river at Thirurralla ftom Kasargod said. technical The body of Manesh Se- has asked tourists fiult and was drifting to sta], while 6shing. Dileep Kumar The Central Water bastian, who went missingin away from Com- about 28 nautical miles &orn Shankumugham (54) Aom Kollam died when a the river of Kot- mission website said water in dle shore. The fshermen, who Beach in state capital Thiru- coconut tree tayam fell on him on hmba and were left without food. district, was retrieved v"arunthapuram, citing have danger Friday lGrala State Dsaster rivers in the srate is rising. been shifted to a hospial. - pTI a ? . o? Lot2 A-dzn *t fuafuka qarqrg q, f, f6r&rd ardqd/ er6 wg;ff qaETr?

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climbs to 65 TEZPUR, July 21; Alto- gether, 89 villages have been STAFF REPORTER Darmng Morigaon, Nagaon affected by the current wave and Golaghat. GUWAHATI, of floods so far in Sonitpur July 2t: According to a report from districl Five more persons died in the Assam State Disaster The district administration the last 24 hours taking the Management Authority, the has geared up relief opera- total loss ofhuman lives in water levels in some districts tio[s in the flood-hit areas. the current wave of floods have been receding. in According to a report, 14 vil- the State to 65, even as As on Sunday a total of2,669 lages under Naduar revenue the number ofaffected dis- villages in 65 revenue circles of circle, 5 villages under tricts has come down with I8 districrs Dhemaji, - Thelamara revenue circle. 41 receding waters. Biswaruth, Darrang, Barpeta, 'Iwo villages under Tezpur rev- persons lost their life in Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Morigaon, enue circle and 29 yillages while the districts Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Sal- under Dhekiajuli revenue ct- of Dhemaji, Goalpara and Ka- mara, Goalpara, I{amrup, Iu- mrup cle have been affected within accounted for one each. rnrup (Metro), Morigaon, Nag- Meanwhile, the district. Altogether, a totalof 18 dis- ao& GoladEt Jorhat and Cachar tricts 1,14,088 people have af- continue to be affected by are having oood waters affect. Qeen the floods iected by the current wave of as the Brahmaputra inga population of 38,87,354. riyer floods. Similarly, the deluge at Neamatighat (Jorhat) Altogether 658 relief camps damaged 1,235 hectares and Dhubri, Jia Bharali at NT are operational in tie districts of Road (Sonitpur) summer crop. crossing and of Dhemaji, Biswanath, Dar- Kopili To provide at DhaGmtul (Nagaon) rang, Barpeta, Chirang, Boo- retiel the dis- trict were reported to be flowing gaigaon, Kokraihar, Dhubri, adminisEation has set up abo!€ 29reliefcamps danger level on Sunday. Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon. in which over Governor 9,000 people are Jagdish Mukhi Nagaon, Karbi Angiong, Go_ now taking vjsrerd.Xazinnea shelter. So lgday Na- laShat, Jorhat and Qaohar with fa\ l,SlO.?24 ral Park and tu'o relicf 1,15,389 inrnates, while rhere quintals of rice, 3O2.449 camps in tsokakhat subdivision are 171 relief distribution { quintals of dal, 30281 quintals along with Forest Minister h, centres in Darrang, Barpeta, '{ ol salt along with 1.705.53 rimal Suklabaidya. The Gov- Kokrajhar. Dhubri, Kamruo. quintals of cattle feed have ernoralso made an aerial sur- Morigaon. and Golaghat dii- b€en distributed among the vey of flood in the districts of tricts. flood-afected people. Around 1,126 persons were evacuated from the flood-affected areas in sepa- rate operations carried out by teams from the Indian Army, NRDF and SDRE In some relief

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Heavyshowerson9,ndaytUmsamshuddinclrCleinBhatkalintoapond.(Ric],t}A," trlcyl€ on a flooded road ln Bhatkal on Sunday. Heary showers continue to baffer l(odagu, Uttara Iennada waterlevel in cauverygoes up; landslides in Madikeri,Jodupala BENG,{LURUi Heaw shorveB nada district towards evening. continued to batter, for a The sky remained overcast 3econd consecutlve day, thoughout the day. However, many parE of Xodagu dis- a minorbridge on Puttur-Kun- triG includingthe Cawery joorupanja-Panaja rlver catchment area, Uttara road at Chelyadka was inundated Kannada aard Malnad on on Sunday. ,. ...,t Sunday, disrupting the move- -&- ment ofvehicles. The rain has intensihed The incessant showers have EEK in Malnad areas of Chikkama- uppedthe water level in rivers, galuru disrict. Aldur. rivulets and streams in Koda- Mudi- I gere, Kottigehara, gu. Ttiveni Sangama in Bhag- Koppa, N R Pura. and Sringeri experi- amandala is almost fr.rll. Land eDced intermittent rain. How- slips were reponed at an old ever, pri te bus stand in Madikeri Shivamogga district saw light to moderate and Jodupala, which had faced showers. the brunt of the devasrarins Parts of north interior Kar- nataka Ioods and landslides. last veari continued to receive moderare to heavy rain oo In the lasr 24 hours (ind- Itoni rlver, known fur lts ferocity in nNonsoon, ing is in tult now unOer a sritislG;;idse nea; Sunday. Doni river is in full 8.30 am on Sundav). Talikote ln Viialrapura district DH pHoTos Bhagamandala has received flow owing to heavy show- 75 mm of rainfall, Madikeri Srimangala and Hudikere ers in thF last few days in its Azad Nagar, Bandar Road, SaJ- catchmenr in 58 mm, Sampaje 44 mm and are experiencing moderate Talikote and enced downpour. The showers manabad, Rangikane. IGrwar, Hadiginal. Doni Napoklu 35 mm, bringing the to healy rain. The river, a small water level flooded National Highway 66 Joida, Yellapur and Haliyal ta- much-neededrelief among river, knorvn for its ferocitv- is the in Lakshmanatheenha river in Bhatkal, causing hardships luks people also wimessed rains inter- flowing above danger mirk in Cawery basin. has increased. Coastal areas to the motorists. Reports ol mittendy. under a British-period South Kodagu's Virajpet, ol Uttara Kannada district, bridqe rainwater gushing into the Meanwhile, rain gained at Hadaginal. Gonikoppalu, Ponnampete, including Bhatkal, Honnavar houses in low-Mng areas like momentum in Dakshina Kan- DH ]{erus Servb