2 die in wall collapse; more rains predicted

Two persons died in a wall collapse at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district as heavy rains continued to lash the district and neighbouring places for the second day today, police said.

Sixtyfive-year-old Parvathi and her 11-year-old grandson Dhanush died after the wall in their house collapsed last night, they said.

Low-lying areas in the city were inundated, throwing public life out of gear, they added.

Sources in the Meteorological Department have predicted rainfall in the next three days