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Seven fishermen rescued after boat capsizes near Kaup lighthouse in Udupi
Seven fishermen had a narrow escape when a fishing boat capsized in sea near the Kaup lighthouse in Udupi on Monday.
Local fishermen, Prashanth and Vinod, who rushed, rescued them from drowning. None sustained major injuries, sources said.
The boat, Anil Sagar-2, owned by Ajith from Malpe overturned when a huge wave hit, sources said.
The fishermen rescued were from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The rescued men were identified as Jagga, 54, Nukaraj, 53, Konda Garikini, 45, Ram Babu, 33, Eshwar Rao, 38, Jaganadham, 50, and Satyanarayana, 49.
It is said that that none of the rescued fishermen were wearing life jackets during the incident. The fishing boat is said to have suffered damage to its engine and fish nets.
After a 60-day annual break due to the fishing ban, the fishing season in the coastal belt began from August 1.
Heavy rain
Meanwhile, heavy rain lashed Kaup taluk on Monday.
According to R. Prathiba, tahsildar, Kaup, 29 persons were evacuated from flood-hit areas of Mallaru, Hejmady, Padebettu, and Bada villages.
She, who went to the field to evacuate people, said flooding can be avoided if Kamini and Papanashini rivers were dredged.
Warning
India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday that squally weather with wind speed 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph likely to prevail along and off coastal Karnataka till August 7. It advised fishermen not to venture into the sea areas till then.
It said heavy rain/thundershowers likely to occur at one or two places over Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada districts on August 5.
The IMD said that heavy to very heavy rain or thundershowers is likely to occur at one or two places over Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on August 6 and August 7. Heavy rain or thundershowers is likely to occur at one or two places over Uttara Kannada district on those (Wednesday, Thursday) two days, it said.
Heavy rain or thundershowers likely to occur at one or two places over Dakshina Kannada district, and light to moderate rain or thundershowers likely to occur at most places over Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts, on August 8.
Udupi district recorded 33 mm rainfall during 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Monday. Dakshina Kannada received 31 mm rainfall against the normal 35 mm rainfall during the period.
According to Dakshina Kannada District Disaster Management Authority, 13 electricity poles of Mescom were damaged.
The district received 3,417 mm rainfall against the normal 2,556 mm rainfall from January 1, 2025, till date, it said.
