Heavy Rains & Strong Winds in Mangalore: Several Trees Uprooted & Hoardings Damaged

Mangalore city and nearby places in Dakshina Kannada district received heavy rainfall with strong wind on July 22, Saturday morning onwards because of which, several trees were uprooted.

In Kottara area over 20 trees have rolled on to the roads, damaged electric poles and also brought down the hoarding placed near the Infosys office in Kottara. A transformer was also damaged behind the office. A few old trees on the premises of Zilla Panchayat were uprooted and several electricity poles were damaged in the area following the fall of trees over the power supply lines.

Fire service personnel cleared the roads of trees at Kottara and Zilla Panchayat office area in the city.