Archive · 15 Jun 2025
Heavy Rainfall Causes School Closures, Fatalities, and Landslides in Coastal Karnataka
Heavy rain is causing problems in coastal Karnataka.
Schools are closed in two districts because it's raining so hard.
Sadly, a child and a man have died because of the rain.
Roads are also blocked because of landslides, which is when the ground slides down a hill.
Some people are worried that cutting into hills to build roads is making the landslides worse.
The weather service has warned everyone to be careful.
Schools in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts closed due to heavy rainfall.
Two rain-related deaths reported in Uttara Kannada: a child and a man.
Landslides disrupted road connectivity in Uttara Kannada, blocking traffic.
Civic activists criticize unscientific hill-cutting exacerbating landslide risk.
IMD issued red and orange alerts for coastal Karnataka.
- Who
- Students, residents, and two individuals who died due to the rain.
- What
- Heavy rainfall caused school closures, landslides, and two deaths in Uttara Kannada.
- When
- June 15, 2025, and ongoing due to a red alert.
- Where
- Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, and Uttara Kannada districts, Karnataka.
- Why
- Heavy monsoon rainfall and landslides.
Landslide Causes
Environmental Impact
Main cause
Landslide Causes
Unscientific hill-cutting practices undertaken for road construction.
Environmental Impact
Heavy monsoon rainfall.
- Affected Districts
- Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada
- School Closures
- Udupi, Dakshina Kannada
- Fatalities
- 2
- Landslide Locations
- Devimane Ghat, near Raghavendra Math, National Highway-66
- Alert Level
- Red and orange alerts