Coimbatore: Heavy rains have been lashing out in Valparai for the past few days. Last night the heavy rains were accompanied by hurricane-like winds.
Coimbatore: Heavy rains have been lashing out in Valparai for the past few days. Last night the heavy rains were accompanied by hurricane-like winds.
The speedy winds and heavy rains uprooted trees. The house of Arumugam, a vegetable vendor at the New market area in the Central area of Valparai was damaged by a huge tree that fell on the house. The room at the back of the house and the kitchen were damaged completely. The family, however, managed to escape as they were asleep in the front room.
In another incident at Kamaraj Nagar, the house of a woman named Indra, was damaged as the roof at the back of the house was blown to the front. The rear side of the house was damaged due to this.
Due to the incessant rains, the house that belongs to Natraj in the Anna Nagar area was damaged, when a wall collapsed and fell on it. Fortunately, only the kitchen at the back of the house was damaged.
Plenty of trees were uprooted at the tea estates around Valparai as a result of which many tea estate workers could not go to work. Electricity was also disrupted in some places.
The affected areas were visited by the Valparai Tahsildar Raja and the VAO Vijay Amirthraj. They also enquired regarding the various incidents. Heavy rains and raging winds continue in Valparai.
The speedy winds and heavy rains uprooted trees. The house of Arumugam, a vegetable vendor at the New market area in the Central area of Valparai was damaged by a huge tree that fell on the house. The room at the back of the house and the kitchen were damaged completely. The family, however, managed to escape as they were asleep in the front room.
In another incident at Kamaraj Nagar, the house of a woman named Indra, was damaged as the roof at the back of the house was blown to the front. The rear side of the house was damaged due to this.
Due to the incessant rains, the house that belongs to Natraj in the Anna Nagar area was damaged, when a wall collapsed and fell on it. Fortunately, only the kitchen at the back of the house was damaged.
Plenty of trees were uprooted at the tea estates around Valparai as a result of which many tea estate workers could not go to work. Electricity was also disrupted in some places.
The affected areas were visited by the Valparai Tahsildar Raja and the VAO Vijay Amirthraj. They also enquired regarding the various incidents. Heavy rains and raging winds continue in Valparai.