RAIN FURY: Some of the houses in Heggeri Colony in Hubli that collapsed on Friday night following heavy rain.

HUBLI: Thirteen houses were partially damaged following heavy rain that lasted for more than two hours in Hubli on Friday evening. However, nobody was injured.

Due to the downpour, several low-lying areas in the city were flooded causing inconvenience to the residents. The residents of Heggeri Colony, especially those adjacent to the storm water drain, had a difficult time as the drainage water entered their houses.

The staff of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation and the personnel of Emergency and Fire Services were pressed into service. Till late in the night, the HDMC staff and the residents were pumping out the water from the houses.

Several roads in Hubli were waterlogged, including the busy Lamington Road, Dajibanpet and others. While some vehicle owners dared to pass through the water logged roads, some were seen waiting for the water to recede.

In Dharwad, the situation was similar with some low-lying areas, including Bhavikatti Plot, under knee-deep water. However, there have been no reports of loss to property.

S.S. Nagathana, tahsildar of Hubli, said on Saturday that the taluk administration had prepared the list of people whose houses were partially damaged due heavy rains and a compensation of Rs. 800 would be distributed to them in the evening.

Pralhad Joshi, MP from Dharwad North, visited the Heggeri colony on Saturday. He asked the officials accompanying him and also officials of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation to take up repair works of damaged drains and preventive measures in low-lying areas. Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar and MP Pralhad Joshi handed over cheques for Rs, 50,000 as compensation to the family members of three persons, who were killed by lightning recently.

The cheques were handed over to Basavanneppa Virabhadrappa Hasabi of Shiraguppi, Mahadevi Tippanna Demakkanavar of Sulla and Bashasab Ibrahimsab Malinganavar of B. Aralikatti village.

Paravva Siddappa Hasabi was struck by lightning while working in her field in Shiraguppi on June 15, Tippanna Tirukappa Demakkanavar was struck by lightning in Sulla village on June 16.

Maliksab Bashasab Malinganavar (18) was struck by lightning on June 18.

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