On Monday, heavy rains and gusty winds lashed many parts of Karnataka, disrupting normal life, as southwest monsoon advanced vigourously. "Southwest monsoon was vigorous over interior Karnataka and active over coastal Karnataka on Monday," the Bengaluru centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on its website.

Heavy rainfall was observed in the state's coastal districts of Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada, and interior districts of Kodagu, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru.The heavy monsoon inundated low-lying areas, uprooted several trees and damaged roads in the coastal and south districts of the state.