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Landslide at Talacauvery; Hostile weather hampers relief, rescue operations

Madikeri, Aug 7 (UNI) Relief and rescue operations at Talacauvery in Kodagu district has been hit due to incessant rains and landslides on Friday.
Five persons of a family including the Chief Priest of Sri Cauvery Temple TS Narayanachar are said to be dead as a portion of the Brahmagiri Hill collapsed on two houses where the priests lived.
Kodagu District Minister V. Somanna, who has rushed to the District this morning, said that relief and rescue measures will be taken up only after the weather turns favourable. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) that has been tasked with rescue has called off the operations since last night following more landslides in the area and heavy rain that has been pounding since the last 48 hours. Along with Narayanachar, his wife Shantha Narayana, Shantha’s brother Anandathirtha Swamiji and relatives Ravikiran Bhat and Pavan Bhat are feared to be dead. Mud came crashing on two houses at around midnight on Wednesday and the mountain range that collapsed is around 30 acres.
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