4 killed as heavy rain batters Karnataka

Heavy rain continued to torment the people in Karnataka with Bengaluru being the worst affected.
Till now four deaths have been reported due to the heavy rain. Two migrant labourers died while working at a pipeline project in Jnanabharathi police station limits in Bengaluru. A 38-year-old person was electrocuted in Doddaballapur in Bengaluru Rural district while an elderly person died following the collapse of a wall of an old school building in Holenarasipura taluk in Hassan district. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in seven districts of the state. Due to the incessant rain in Dakshina Kannada, Mysuru and Shivamogga, the district administrations have declared a holiday for schools.