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Whirlwinds lashed respective parts of Thrissur territory of Kerala connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026), causing wide harm to property, uprooting trees and disrupting traffic, adjacent arsenic dense rainfall continued to batter the region.
The worst-affected areas see Villadam, Vilvattom, Cheroor and Kozhukkully. Strong winds uprooted trees astatine aggregate locations, including adjacent the Cheroor Village Office and Milma premises, starring to terrible postulation congestion. Fire and Rescue Services personnel, on with section residents, are moving to wide fallen trees and reconstruct normalcy.
When a histrion uprooted and fell onto the vehicles parked adjacent the LKG conception of Bhavan’s School, Poochatty, Thrissur connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: peculiar arrangement
In Kozhukkully, the aggravated whirlwind caused important damage, with the roofs of respective houses blown disconnected and thrown onto roads. Trees were uprooted crossed the area, triggering panic among residents. K. Rajan, MLA, visited the affected areas and assessed the situation. No casualties person been reported truthful far.
In different incident, a ample teak histrion was uprooted and fell adjacent a gathering of Bhavan’s School astatine Poochatty successful Nadathara, adjacent the LKG section. Several vehicles belonging to parents parked adjacent were damaged erstwhile the histrion fell connected them. No causalities reported.
Relief camps opened
Meanwhile, dense rainfall continues crossed the district, worsening conditions. In Chalakudy, 2 alleviation camps person been opened, presently lodging 29 radical from 7 families.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orangish alert for Thrissur for the adjacent 3 hours (on Tuesday), informing of isolated dense rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and beardown winds of up to 40 kmph.
Authorities person urged residents to stay cautious arsenic adverse upwind conditions persist.
