Bhatkal: With continuous rainfall that started lashing the Coastal Karnataka since Sunday morning, normal life came to halt. The internal roads along with national highway here in Bhatkal woke up to severe waterlogging. Reports were received from the neighbouring region of Byndoor, wherein a fishing boat capsized in the Arabian Sea near Nagoor in the taluka due to strong winds, leaving four fishermen drown and missing.

According to sources, the rains lashed heavily in the Udupi district's Byndoor, Kundapur, Nagoor and Gangolli causing an impact on the normal life, while reports from Karwar said that there was downpour from morning till noon. In ​​Mangaluru, the sky remained overcast since morning but there was no rain.

Sources informed that a fishing boat aboard ten fishermen capsized at the Koderi port in Nagoor in Byndoor taluk when it crashed into rocks as a result of high winds and torrential rains. It is reported that the mishap happened when the fishermen were returning to the port after finishing fishing activity, which as a result, six fishermen managed to swim to the shores, while the other four were hit by high waves. The search operation for the missing fishermen was launched.

The missing fishermen are identified as Naga Narayan (67), Manjunath Subba (40), and Shekar Kharvi (39). All are residents of Uppunda near Byndoor. The identity of the fourth missing fisherman was not known.

With heavy rains from morning till noon in Bhatkal resulted in waterlogging in some places. The large amount of water accumulated on Ranginkatta NH66 and Shamsuddin Circle NH-66, making it difficult for the motorists and passersby. But as soon as the rain stopped in the afternoon, the water blockage was cleared. It was reported that drains in Circle and other areas were cleaned during the Corona Lockdown in Bhatkal, due to which waterlogging was eliminated within hours.