Mangaluru: The southwest monsoon has intensified in Karnataka after a brief pause, prompting th (IMD) to issue alerts across multiple districts. Widespread heavy rainfall is expected to continue until June 14 regions.
According to the IMD, heavy rain is expected over the next 48 hours, with 13 districts—including coastal Karnataka—likely to receive intense showers until June 14. A red alert has been issued for nine districts namely Dakshina Kannada (DK), Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Belagavi, Dharwad, Haveri, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, and Shivamogga.
An orange alert is in place for Vijayapura, Mysuru, Hassan, Davanagere, Koppal, Raichur, and Gadag, warning of very heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, a yellow alert-signaling moderate rain-has been declared for Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Kolar, Mandya, Ramanagara, and Tumakuru.
On Tuesday night, several parts of Karnataka, including Bengaluru, were hit by heavy rains accompanied by thunder and lightning. Notable areas that experienced significant downpours include Aurad, Bidar, Bargur, Annigere, Humnabad, Chittapur, Chitgoppa, Sira, Davanagere, Maddur, Gubbi, Jagalur, Hiriyur, Indi, Bhalki, Sedam, Karkala, Mangaluru, Bantwal, Kundapur, and JKVK.
As per the IMD, coastal Karnataka is expected to receive rain from June 12 to 16, north Karnataka from June 12 to 15, and south interior Karnataka from June 15 to 16.