Mangaluru: Rain and thundershowers occurred in most places around coastal Karnataka, South interior Karnataka on Sunday July 19, as per the prediction made by the meteorological department, earlier.

The Coastal Karnataka districts include Udupi and Dakshina Kannada; likewise in Mangaluru city – areas such as Kottara and Subash Nagar experienced heavy showers, due to which roads have been blocked.

 As per the meteorological department the district will experience a cloudy sky with rain in some areas and strong gusty surface winds at times, officials said.

Meanwhile rains will continue in North Karnataka districts including Belgaum, Bijapur, Bagalkot, Bidar, Ballari, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Gadag, Dharwad, Haveri and Koppal; while south Karnataka including Chamarajanagar, Chikkaballapur, Kodagu, Kolar, Hassan, Mandya, Mysore Ramanagara and Tumkur where rain showers are likely to occur, said the department.