Three persons were killed on the spot and three others injured as incessant rain continued to batter North Karnataka’s districts on Thursday.
Three of a family were killed on the spot when the wall of their house in Laxmisingankere Vaddar Oni of Dharwad collapsed on Wednesday midnight. Two of the family sustained injuries. In another incident of wall collapse in Chikkamalligawad village suffered injuries. Deputy commissioner Darpan Jain visited Laxmisinganakere in Dharwad on Thursday, and met members of victim’s family.
Incessant rains have been battering the district for the past eight days, disrupting normal life. Several trees have been uprooted. The rivers in North Karnataka are flowing above the danger mark.