Ten labourers washed away in canal

Ten labourers were washed away in the flash floods in a canal in Karnataka’s Bagalkot district on Sunday evening.

After finishing their day’s work at the Malaprabha Left Bank canal near Guledgudda village of Bagalkot, the labourers had entered the swollen canal to wash themselves before returning home. But, the flash floods in the canal swept them away, police said.

Several parts of Bagalkot received heavy rainfall on Sunday, which led to overflowing of the canals.

Bodies of two women labourers, who were washed away, had been recovered, police said. Efforts were underway to trace the bodies of the remaining victims, according to Deputy Commissioner of Bagalkot G N Naik.

Meanwhile, Minister in charge of Bagalkot district Govind Karjol, who is in Bangalore, announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 to the next of kin of each of the deceased.