Six injured as tornado triggers panic in Thoothukudi

A abrupt downpour, on wih a tornado, triggered panic adjacent Pudukottai and Vaagaikulam successful Thoothukudi territory connected Sunday evening.

After the scorching vigor successful the forenoon, abrupt thunder showers accompanied by gale pounded Vaagaikulam – Pudukottai stretch, wherever the airdrome is located, astir 5 p.m. The tornado ripped disconnected the extortion of a fewer structures successful the mini taxable parkland adjacent Vaagaikulam toll plaza.

While a information of the sheets flew successful the air, the fragments fell connected six visitors taking bath successful the artificial waterfalls astatine the taxable park, injuring them. They were admitted to Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital with fractures.

The tornado besides did not spare the extortion of the toll plaza connected Thoothukudi – Palayamkottai four-lane nationalist highway. The flying sheets deed the precocious hostility electrical cables, cutting disconnected powerfulness supply. Normalcy returned lone aft the 30-minute-long tornado became weak.