Power, transport hit in Nilgiris
6 years, 5 months ago

Power, transport hit in Nilgiris

Deccan Chronicle  

OOTY: Uprooted trees continued to play havoc with transport and power supply in the hills as the rains continued without any let up in central and western Nilgiris that saw Upper Bhavani near Ooty recording 100 mm of rainfall on Monday. The winds and rains that continued throughout Sunday night resulting in the uprooting of trees in quite a few places, hitting free flow of transport on the Ooty-Kotagiri, Coonoor-Kotagiri and Ooty-Gudalur roads for a while. Sources said that little over a hundred trees were uprooted and fell on cable lines in Parson's Valley, Sandhinallah and Ooty town limits. Disaster management wing staff began to chop dangerous trees along the roadsides in Ooty on Monday.

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Rain coupled with heavy wind leaves trees uprooted in Salem
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rain coupled with heavy wind leaves trees uprooted in Salem

The Hindu  

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Heavy rains in Nilgiris predicted, tourists cautioned
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy rains in Nilgiris predicted, tourists cautioned

The Hindu  

The district administration has urged tourists visiting the Nilgiris to exercise caution while travelling to the hills, due to expected spells of heavy rains that are to continue till August 3, 2024 In a statement, the Nilgiris Collector, Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, said that heavy rains were expected till Saturday, and as a result, there was a risk of flooding and …

Heavy winds uproot 50 more trees in the Nilgiris
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy winds uproot 50 more trees in the Nilgiris

The Hindu  

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Heavy rain in the Nilgiris leads to closure of tourism spots
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Heavy rain in the Nilgiris leads to closure of tourism spots

The Hindu  

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Uprooted Trees, Flooded Roads, Dark Cities: Cyclone Yaas's Trail of Destruction in Odisha
3 years, 7 months ago

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News 18  

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Heavy rains trigger landslips in Nilgiris
5 years, 1 month ago

Heavy rains trigger landslips in Nilgiris

Deccan Chronicle  

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Northeast monsoon uproots trees in Nilgiris
5 years, 2 months ago

Northeast monsoon uproots trees in Nilgiris

Deccan Chronicle  

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Ooty rains: Red alert on day 1 a non-starter
5 years, 2 months ago

Ooty rains: Red alert on day 1 a non-starter

Deccan Chronicle  

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Rain and train conflict surfaces in Nilgiris
5 years, 2 months ago

Rain and train conflict surfaces in Nilgiris

Deccan Chronicle  

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Rains trigger landslips in Nilgiris
5 years, 2 months ago

Rains trigger landslips in Nilgiris

Deccan Chronicle  

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Fresh rain spells in Ooty, Gudalur uproot trees
5 years, 4 months ago

Fresh rain spells in Ooty, Gudalur uproot trees

Deccan Chronicle  

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Ooty: Monsoon pounds nilgiris
5 years, 5 months ago

Ooty: Monsoon pounds nilgiris

Deccan Chronicle  

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Heavy rains lash Nilgiris, put tourists in a spot
5 years, 8 months ago

Heavy rains lash Nilgiris, put tourists in a spot

Deccan Chronicle  

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Change in Ooty weather, thanks to Gaja cyclone
6 years, 1 month ago

Change in Ooty weather, thanks to Gaja cyclone

Deccan Chronicle  

Ooty: Thanks to ‘Gaja’ cyclone, the hills here has begun to witness a drastic change in the weather profile since Thursday night as rains, winds clouds have changed the climate which was otherwise freezing cold. The rains, though not heavy, continued through Friday as clouds, mists, drizzle and occasional heavy downpour made up for the change in weather profile across …

Rain-soaked slopes prone to landslips in Ooty
6 years, 5 months ago

Rain-soaked slopes prone to landslips in Ooty

Deccan Chronicle  

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