COIMBATORE: Heavy showers accompanied by strong winds lashed across the city and outskirts on Tuesday evening. At least 10 trees were uprooted in various areas and some of them had fallen on electric poles and cable disrupting power supply in the respective areas. Traffic movement was disrupted on arterial roads especially in RS Puram, Gandhipuram and near TNAU campus. Some localities near Thudiyalur had seen a hailstorm that lasted a few minutes accompanied by strong winds that flattened plantain fields in the area.
"So far we don't have any reports of any major injury due to rains in the outskirts of the city," said ES Uma, Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore Rural.
The city has been simmering under a prolonged spell of summer heat until the sky opened up on Tuesday evening. However normal life was thrown out of gear as many office goers were stuck in the rain on their way back home. Minor panic prevailed on Chetti Street near Big Bazaar after a tree fell on top of the roof of a petrol station. Power supply was disrupted in various parts due to trees falling on power cables in addition to the supply being suspended as a precautionary measure. Electric poles were uprooted at various places in Kavundampalayam and Annur.
Traffic movement was completely disrupted in RS Puram and near Cross Cut Road because of trees falling on to the main streets. Three trees were uprooted near RS Puram alone, one each at Shastri Road, Cowli Brown Road and another one near Sidhi Vinayagar Temple. A jeep, auto-rickshaw and a car came under a fallen tree near Crosscut Road.
The showers began at around 6 pm and lasted for over 4 hours with varied intensity in and around the city.COIMBATORE: Heavy showers accompanied by strong winds lashed across the city and outskirts on Tuesday evening. At least 10 trees were uprooted in various areas and some of them had fallen on electric poles and cable disrupting power supply in the respective areas. Traffic movement was disrupted on arterial roads especially in RS Puram, Gandhipuram and near TNAU campus. Some localities near Thudiyalur had seen a hailstorm that lasted a few minutes accompanied by strong winds that flattened plantain fields in the area.
"So far we don't have any reports of any major injury due to rains in the outskirts of the city," said ES Uma, Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore Rural.
The city has been simmering under a prolonged spell of summer heat until the sky opened up on Tuesday evening. However normal life was thrown out of gear as many office goers were stuck in the rain on their way back home. Minor panic prevailed on Chetti Street near Big Bazaar after a tree fell on top of the roof of a petrol station. Power supply was disrupted in various parts due to trees falling on power cables in addition to the supply being suspended as a precautionary measure. Electric poles were uprooted at various places in Kavundampalayam and Annur.
Traffic movement was completely disrupted in RS Puram and near Cross Cut Road because of trees falling on to the main streets. Three trees were uprooted near RS Puram alone, one each at Shastri Road, Cowli Brown Road and another one near Sidhi Vinayagar Temple. A jeep, auto-rickshaw and a car came under a fallen tree near Crosscut Road.
The showers began at around 6 pm and lasted for over 4 hours with varied intensity in and around the city.
"So far we don't have any reports of any major injury due to rains in the outskirts of the city," said ES Uma, Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore Rural.
The city has been simmering under a prolonged spell of summer heat until the sky opened up on Tuesday evening. However normal life was thrown out of gear as many office goers were stuck in the rain on their way back home. Minor panic prevailed on Chetti Street near Big Bazaar after a tree fell on top of the roof of a petrol station. Power supply was disrupted in various parts due to trees falling on power cables in addition to the supply being suspended as a precautionary measure. Electric poles were uprooted at various places in Kavundampalayam and Annur.
Traffic movement was completely disrupted in RS Puram and near Cross Cut Road because of trees falling on to the main streets. Three trees were uprooted near RS Puram alone, one each at Shastri Road, Cowli Brown Road and another one near Sidhi Vinayagar Temple. A jeep, auto-rickshaw and a car came under a fallen tree near Crosscut Road.
The showers began at around 6 pm and lasted for over 4 hours with varied intensity in and around the city.COIMBATORE: Heavy showers accompanied by strong winds lashed across the city and outskirts on Tuesday evening. At least 10 trees were uprooted in various areas and some of them had fallen on electric poles and cable disrupting power supply in the respective areas. Traffic movement was disrupted on arterial roads especially in RS Puram, Gandhipuram and near TNAU campus. Some localities near Thudiyalur had seen a hailstorm that lasted a few minutes accompanied by strong winds that flattened plantain fields in the area.
"So far we don't have any reports of any major injury due to rains in the outskirts of the city," said ES Uma, Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore Rural.
The city has been simmering under a prolonged spell of summer heat until the sky opened up on Tuesday evening. However normal life was thrown out of gear as many office goers were stuck in the rain on their way back home. Minor panic prevailed on Chetti Street near Big Bazaar after a tree fell on top of the roof of a petrol station. Power supply was disrupted in various parts due to trees falling on power cables in addition to the supply being suspended as a precautionary measure. Electric poles were uprooted at various places in Kavundampalayam and Annur.
Traffic movement was completely disrupted in RS Puram and near Cross Cut Road because of trees falling on to the main streets. Three trees were uprooted near RS Puram alone, one each at Shastri Road, Cowli Brown Road and another one near Sidhi Vinayagar Temple. A jeep, auto-rickshaw and a car came under a fallen tree near Crosscut Road.
The showers began at around 6 pm and lasted for over 4 hours with varied intensity in and around the city.
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