Mangaluru: Incessant rains continued to lash Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. In the last 24 hours (ending 8 amon Friday), the district received an average of 42.9 mm rainfall. Mangaluru received the highest - 58.3 mm of rainfall followed by Bantwal—51.0 mm, Puttur—40.0 mm, Belthangady—33.7 mm and Sullia—31.7 mm.  

The water level in rivers, rivulets and streams have increased with the continuous downpour. The water level in river Nethravathi stood at 5.8 metres in Bantwal and 20 metres in Uppinangady while the water level in river Kumaradhara stood at 20 metres in Uppinangady. The retaining wall of a vented dam partially collapsed at Bolmale-Bastikadu on Thursday night. The dam has been constructed across Panja rivulet.

Dakshina Kannada district has received an average of 1708.4 mm rainfall from January till date. Last year, it was 1007.5 mm rainfall. Belthangady taluk has received the highest of 1901.9 mm (1194.5mm last year) rain followed by Mangaluru—1850 mm (938.5 mm), Puttur —1634.2 mm (1008.2 mm), Bantwal —1633.6 mm (989.4 mm) and Sullia—1522.2mm (906.9 mm).

Houses have been damaged at Haladi, Hemmadi, Koteshwara in Kundapur taluk, Belanje, Kukandoor, Brahmavar, Bannadi, Shiriyara in Karkala taluk, Kadekaru, Udyavara and Manipura in Udupi taluk. In the last 24 hours, Kundapur received 61 mm rainfall followed by 51.1 mm in Udupi and 40.4 mm in Karkala taluks.