Five people, including a temple priest and his family members, are missing after heavy rain caused a landslide in Karnataka's Kodagu district. Many districts of the state have been badly hit by floods; Kodagu is one of the worst affected. Rescue operations have been hampered as roads to Bhagamandala have been blocked; NDRF teams and earth moving equipment have not been able to reach the site.The people missing are from Talacauvery, the source of Cauvery River.Kodagu district minister V Somamma said that rescue operations will begin tomorrow morning. He also said 40 cows have died in the devastation.
