Bengaluru, July 25 (TIWN) Karnataka revenue minister, R. Ashoka said on Sunday that due to heavy rains for the last two weeks across north Karnataka region, thousands of people were displaced and at least 31,360 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas so far in this region.

According to data shared by the KSDMA, as many as 283 villages in 45 taluks were worst affected due to widespread rains which have affected more than 36,498 people.  He added that at least nine people have died in rain related incidents in the last 72 hours and three others are missing in the flood-affected regions of the state.  The KSDMA data stated that more than 3,502 electric poles have been uprooted and 342 transformers were damaged due to which electricity supply in several villages has been disrupted.  The minister added that agriculture crops in around 59,000 hectare and around 2,000 hectare horticulture crops were submerged due to excess release of water and heavy rains in the north Karnataka region. "As many as 134 houses have collapsed, 2,480 houses partially, while 213 schools have been partially damaged due to excess rains in the region," he explained.  He added that villages in Shivamogga district were worst affected due to uprooting of 2,864 electric poles and the damage of 274 transformers due to which most of the villages in this district are facing electric supply disruption.