Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Landslide in Karnataka Kills Migrant Family of Three
A heavy rainstorm in Karnataka made a hillside unstable.
At about 3 am, a wall that was holding back the hill fell and collapsed a shed and a house over tents where 25 migrant workers were sleeping.
The wall and the house fell on a family of three – a man, his wife, and their 3‑year‑old son – and they died.
Rescue teams from the fire service and police worked for hours to clear the rubble and found the bodies.
A labourer named Hanmanth was rescued and taken to a hospital.
The local MLA visited the site, talked to the chief minister, and promised money and new homes for the families that were displaced by the landslide.
A landslide in Thirthahalli, Karnataka, killed a family of three (Mallikarjun, Nagaveni, Santosh) around 3 am on Sunday.
The collapse was caused by a retaining wall giving way after heavy rain, toppling a shed and a house over tents where about 25 migrant labourers lived.
The victims were migrant labourers from Koppal district who had moved to Thirthahalli only four days earlier.
Rescue teams, including fire force and police, recovered the bodies after hours of clearing 15 ft of rubble and rescued a labourer named Hanmanth, who was later hospitalized.
Thirthahalli MLA Araga Jnanendra visited the site, spoke with Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and pledged compensation and relocation for affected families.
- Who
- Mallikarjun, his wife Nagaveni, and their 3‑year‑old son Santosh, migrant labourers from Koppal district
- What
- A landslide caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing the family
- When
- Around 3 am on Sunday
- Where
- Thirthahalli, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, India
- Why
- Heavy rainfall saturated the hillside, causing the retaining wall to give way
- Location
- Thirthahalli, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, India
- Date
- Sunday, 3 am
- Victims
- 3 (Mallikarjun, Nagaveni, Santosh)
- Cause
- Landslide due to heavy rainfall
- Response
- Rescue by fire force, police, volunteers; compensation pledged
