Summer rain batters Thrissur; power, water supply hit

A abrupt summertime squall swept crossed Thrissur territory connected Saturday evening, leaving a way of harm to houses, powerfulness lines and crops, portion besides disrupting regular beingness and festival events. Strong winds uprooted trees, snapped energy lines and poles, and triggered wide powerfulness outages, which successful crook affected h2o proviso successful respective section bodies.

The worst-hit areas were successful the Irinjalakuda region. Uprooted trees damaged transformers, energy posts and overhead lines astatine aggregate locations, plunging ample parts of the country into darkness. Officials said restoration efforts were nether way, though a afloat appraisal of losses is yet to beryllium completed.