Downpour, gusty winds uproot trees, throw life out of gear in Hubballi
Heavy rainfall and strong winds caused significant disruption in Hubballi on Monday evening. The storm uprooted trees, led to waterlogging, and resulted in extensive traffic jams across the city. Power supply was interrupted due to severed cables, with restoration only occurring late at night.
- ▪Several trees were uprooted due to heavy downpour and gusty winds in Hubballi.
- ▪Traffic jams stretched for kilometres as roads were blocked by fallen trees and waterlogging.
- ▪Power supply was disrupted across the city after cables were severed by the storm.
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Heavy donwpour coupled with gusty winds resulted in uprooting of several trees and waterlogging at various junctions throwing life out of gear in Hubballi on Monday evening.Although the downpour lasted about half an hour, it was the gusty winds that created havoc.As uprooted trees, broken branches fell across the roads and downpour resulted in waterlogging, the city witnessed kilometre-long traffic jams on various roads.The gusty winds also resulted in severing of cables and consequent to the uprooting of trees, power supply was shut down across the city only to resume late in the night. Downpour coupled with gusty winds resulted in uprooting of several trees in Hubballi on Monday evening.
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