Heavy rain on Friday and Saturday damaged some houses, crops and inundated schools and public buildings in the district. The district received 42 mm of rainfall in two days, the highest in Basavakalyan that received 58 mm.
Commuters suffered as water stagnated on most roads in the old city area. The stagnant water did not recede till Saturday evening in many areas, including vegetable market, Gawan Chowk, Gole Khana and Pansal Taleem.
Farmers in Aurad taluk complained that crops at Maskal, Santpur, Hedagapur, Nagoor and other villages were damaged due to rain. Farmers, who were cultivating soya bean, green gram, black gram and red gram, had suffered losses.
A house with tin sheet roof collapsed at Koliwada in Humnabad taluk. No one was injured, officials said. Teachers stayed away from the Government Kannada and Urdu medium school at Kumbar Galli in Humnabad town on Friday as water entered into the courtyard and it became difficult to reach the classrooms.
