Karnataka: Visuals of destruction in the aftermath of heavy rainfall & floods

Krishna river and its tributaries in Karnataka inched close to the danger mark due to heavy rains and discharge from neighbouring Maharashtra into the state's northern region.

With the southwest monsoon intensifying and advanced across the southern state, heavy rains in catchment areas increased inflows by 1,62,139 cusecs into reservoirs built across the Krishna river in north Karnataka.

People staying in low-lying areas near the dam have been alerted to shift in advance before the dam's gates are opened to release the excess water and lower its level below the danger mark.