Mangaluru / Udupi: Mantra Intensity The rainfall activity in South India under the influence of low-pressure areas over the Southeast Arab Sea and Kerala, which side by side viewed Twin Regency in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi received heavy rainfall that had never happened before at 19:45 on the day Saturday, flooded several low-lying areas in districts and cities.
As many as three flights, including one Murugan, Minister of State at the Ministry of Fisheries, from Chennai, could not land at Mangaluru International Airport and was diverted to Bengaluru.
Traffic was blocked in Dharmasthala for more than one and a half hours after a small bridge near Nethravathi Bathing Ghat was submerged.
Many shops in the area lying low in the city see water entering their places and traffic they move with the speed of snails throughout the city due to very low visibility.
Both umupi and DK saw 300 percent of excessive rainfall from normal rainfall for that day, recorded 17.8mm and 31.8mm rainfall in several hours.
The rain was very strong so that Hebri in Karkala Taluk from Udupi Regency recorded 131 mm of rainfall and Ira on Bantwal Taluk and Kalanja in Belthangady Taluk, respectively in Dakshina Kannada District, received 107m rainfall respectively.
Flights were diverted: bad weather forced the transfer of many flights, including one from Kuwait, to the airport which was different from Mangaluru International Airport on Saturday night.
According to sources, three flights from low-cost airlines were diverted to Bengaluru.
Flights came from Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
“All flights are diverted to Kempegowda International Airport because it is impossible to land in Mia because of the hard weather conditions,” added the source.
Others Flight-Air Express Flying from Kuwait International Airport – Mia- Tiruchirappalli diverted to Cochin International Airport.
An official from the aircraft carrier said the flight was diverted to Cochin and returned back in the morning to Mia.
Then, need to go to Tia.
All settings are done in Cochin for passengers.
Kuwait-Mia flights have around 107 passengers and four babies on board.
Last month, heavy fog imposed flights from Dubai and Saudi Arabia to other airports because of poor visibility.