BELAGAVI: The flood situation in Karnataka continued to remain grim with 10 people losing their lives in rain related incidents and two reported missing over the past two days, even as Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Sunday that he would write to the Centre to release funds for carrying out flood relief work.
Belagavi, Uttara Kannada, Dharwad and Haveri bore the brunt of the heavy downpour among the 11 affected districts, officials said.
Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Authority commissioner Dr Manoj Rajan said 10 people have lost their lives in the state so far while two are still missing.
He said 46,425 people have been evacuated to safety while over 31,000 people have been put up in 246 relief camps.
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