{
  "id": 33143,
  "title": "Three go missing, one injured, following landslip due to heavy rains at Tirthahalli",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/three-go-missing-one-injured-following-landslip-due-to-heavy-rains-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T05:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/several-missing-injured-following-landslip-due-to-heavy-rains-at-tirthahalli/article71297184.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A landslip in Tirthahalli town, triggered by heavy rains, resulted in the death of three individuals and left one person injured. The deceased were identified as Malikarjun, around 30 years old, his wife Nagaveni, aged 27, and their three-year-old son Santosh. The family, native to Kakkargol in Karatagi taluk of Koppal district, migrated to Tirthahalli four days earlier to work in plantations, leaving their two other daughters behind in their hometown. They resided in a shed situated near a hillock in the Gandhi Nagar locality of Tirthahalli town.\n\nOn Saturday night, heavy rains led to landslides around 3.30–3.45 a.m., trapping four residents under the debris. Among those trapped, only Hanumanthu managed to be rescued by the Fire and Emergency Services team in the morning. He was initially taken to Tirthahalli before being transferred to Megan Hospital in Sumagha for medical attention. Subsequently, the bodies of Malikarjun, Nagaveni, and Santosh were recovered from the debris using earthmoving machinery.\n\nThe Tirthahalli taluk administration has accommodated the migrant workers, who were residing at the landslide site, in a temporary care center established at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan in the town. The rescue operations were overseen by Shivamogga Assistant Commissioner Satyanarayana, Tirthahalli tahsildar S. Ranjith, and other senior police personnel. They communicated the tragic news to the family members of the deceased. The process for providing compensation to the victims' families is expected to commence shortly, according to the officers.",
  "summary": "Tirthahalli MLA Araga Jnanendra, who visited the spot, said those affected were workers who had come from different parts of the State in search of employment",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}