On Thursday evening, strong winds caused a huge mobile tower to collapse in Darur village, Tekkalakote. The area had been experiencing overcast skies and frequent drizzle for several days.
The wind and rain intensified on Thursday evening, causing the tower and its concrete footing to topple onto nearby sheds and houses. The falling tower broke four electric poles and damaged a house, and a shop, and the tower’s TC—Nagaraja, who was in the shop at the time, sustained injuries. A case has been registered at Sirigeri police station.