September 19, 20&21st. 2020
This year monsoon had its uniform show throughout the season but lot disappointing during July month. We believed that monsoon show is over going by pattern. But nature has different plan altogether which is insurmountable.
Being September, monsoon was at conclusion journey. My thought was that I would need to be contented with only intermittent mild showers coupled with intense heat. My premise was wrong and it poured cats and dogs during my stay for couple of days
The Udupi town was under water for whole day. The mercurial monsoon was it peak during September. It was the highest rainfall recorded in this monsoon season in Udupi town clocking 356mm. The place where stayed was also a low-lying region. Being an apartment, we faced relatively less disaster but the water had entered the basement. The MET department had predicted intense rainfall activity for couple of days but they too would not have expected such a high volume of precipitation.
The ferocity of nerve-racking rains began at midnight itself with neighbours turning chaotic, desperate to pull water out of house. But who can overpower nature. Their attempts were ruined since the rains did not subside and finally the residents vacated to their relatives house for safer haven. The drainage water near the apartment was overwhelming and gushed inside apartment premises. My car was also parked and the raising water created nervousness. Fortunately, the rains receded after 7AM and thus reducing our tremor.
Bada-Nidiyoor village near Udupi recorded whopping 544mm in a single day making it the highest ever recorded in Karnataka state. The destruction too entailed. I was crossing the road with knee deep water with overflowing drainage. Entire Udupi district was under water till 20th September evening before rain gods calmed down. It was severe cloudburst that Udupi experience after 40 years. The Krishna-Matha parking area was completely under water creating artificial lake.
Here are the visuals from the deluge day. Hope you enjoy the virtual tour!
Just a day before
The lord is calm as always!
What is rufous treepie doing?
Raising clouds hinting at heavy rains but not to the degree of deluge
The deluge day
It's pouring!
There is tree top refugee
After a night of hard work, monsoon has its result during early morning. Water water everywhere!
When the well and flood water fuse. The backpressure from the rainwater drain flooded this house when we woke up. Hope we don't have snakes within
The rescue team has arrived! The go-down LIBERTY shop was completely moisturized
Its not only humans who are affected!
The next day i.e. on 21st, the skies were like we did not do anything :-D. The humid weather was back along with Sun.
Whatever storm passes by, the lord maintains equanimity, giggling at the man made disaster. The nature and lord are insurmountable. All we can do is watch their might and experience with patience.
Here is the short video of deluge. Experience the blizzard of monsoon rains and immerse yourself in flood waters :-D
Wow, that's a tremendous amount of rain. Glad you are safe. I like the photo of the cat taking shelter!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of rain! Nice shots - and keep safe.
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