A stream in spate washed away a number of vehicles at Coonoor during the small hours of Sunday. The flood was triggered by heavy rain. Residents claim that over 35 vehicles including cars, autorickshaws and two wheelers have been swept away by the storm water.
Medical teams
Stating that the claims were in the process of being verified, the Nilgiris Collector P.Sankar who supervised the recovery and relief operations told The Hindu that precautionary measures like forming medical teams have been taken. He added that within about three hours from 1 a.m. Coonoor had recorded 88 mm of rainfall. The torrential rain had been accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Since the storm water had gushed down with broken trees and bamboo, the waterway known for long as the Krishnapuram stream had overflowed.
There was no loss of life though storm water had entered about 15 houses located close to the stream.
Owing to the rain, a few minor landslips occurred on the Ooty-Coonoor national highway and a retaining wall collapsed at Ottupatrai.
Meanwhile, the United Planters Association of Southern India-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (UPASI-KVK) said the rainfall recorded at Coonoor during the 24-hour period ending 8.30 a.m. on Sunday was 125 mm.
There was no loss of life though storm water had entered about 15 houses
