Rainfall brings down soaring mercury

May 12, 2016 Several districts in the State received good rainfall on Wednesday. Three persons suffered injuries after they were struck by lightning while travelling in a vehicle in Chikkamagaluru. In some districts power supply was hit and traffic came to a standstill due to heavy rains. Hubballi-Dharwad The twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad received a light drizzle on Wednesday evening. Even though clouds have been hovering over the twin cities since last few days, it was only today that the two cities received a light drizzle. Davangere Holalkere in Chitradurga district and parts of Davangere district received rainfall accompanied by gusty winds for nearly an hour on Wednesday afternoon. Rainfall brought cheers to the people and farmers of the region.Drizzling continued till evening. Mangaluru Parts of Mangaluru city received first rains on Wednesday evening for a brief period. Dakshina Kannada district, parts of Sullia, Puttur and Belthangady taluk received some rains in the evening. Udupi Most of the areas in the district received mild showers during the evening hours on Wednesday. Interiors like Ajekaru, Amasebailu, Sanoor, Siddhapuar, Kollur, Manipal, Shankarpura, Shirva, Padubidri, Manipal, Jadkal, Hemmadi, Navunda, Uppunda and Hebri received mild showers. Kodagu Parts of Kodagu district received rains on Wednesday too. Rainfall accompanied with thunder and lightning lashed many areas including Abbey Falls and Napoklu in the evening. Chikkamagaluru Three youth from Delhi who had been to Charmadi Ghat suffered injuries after they were struck by lightning on Wednesday. The injured are Yakoob, Irfan and Nadeef from Delhi. The trio were on their way to Mangaluru from Chikkamagaluru in a private vehicle. When the vehicle reached Charmadi ghat, they alighted to view the beauty of hills when lightning struck them. While Yakoob and Nadeef collapsed on the spot, Irfan managed to reach the main road and inform the public, who arranged for an ambulance. All the three are recuperating and are said to be out of danger. Belagavi M K Hubli and surrounding villages in Bailhongal taluk and Hirebagewadi in Belagavi taluk received light rain showers along with hailstones on Wednesday evening. Cloudy environs had been prevailing during the day and by evening it poured in M K Hubli and Hirebagewadi and surrounding. There were also reports of rains at Itagi Cross and Dastikoppa near Kittur. Strong winds were also witnessed in Belagavi and surrounding that cooled off the day time temperatures, but there were no rains. Shivamogga Shivamogga and various parts of the district received moderate rainfall. Sagar, Bhadravathi, Hosanagar and Theerthahalli taluks received good rainfall. Haveri Heavy rainfall accompanied with gusty winds, thunder and lightning lashed Hangal taluk and the surrounding regions. Several trees were uprooted and electricity poles were also damaged. Traffic and power supply were hit. Sky was overcast in Haveri, Shiggaon, Savanur, Byadagi, Ranebennur and Hirekerur taluks for most part of the day. Bagalkot Hungund in Bagalkot district received good rainfall. Dhannur, Karadi and Ameengad in the taluk also reported to have received heavy rains. DHNS