Madikeri: While good rain has brought cheers to some, it has added misery to many as continuous rainfall has resulted in the rivers and streams flowing above danger mark and many bridges flooded, which is giving a harrowing time especially to the villagers of First Monnangeri, about six kilometers from Madikeri not only to move about but also to bury and cremate the dead. Despite such a situation, the District Administration, instead of coming to their rescue is sitting with folded hands.
On Sunday, Acchapateera Machamma (92), a resident of First Monnangeri, passed away at a hospital in Madikeri and her relatives who brought the body to the village had a harrowing time to take the body to her residence as the connecting bridge was flooded. They had to carry the body on the submerged bridge by risking their own lives.
