Heavy rains in Surat: More than 23 trees were uprooted, several vehicles were crushed in the thunderstorm-like rains. Fire brigade teams rushed to the spot

In Surat city, there was a sudden change in the atmosphere on Monday evening and there was heavy rain with lightning and strong winds amid the siege of black clouds. More than 23 uprooted trees were uprooted in different parts of the city due to five inches of rain and mini storm-like conditions. Trees fell on the roads, leading to traffic jams, prompting the fire brigade to rush to work on a war footing. Major damage caused by trees falling on vehicles According to the information received from the fire brigade's control room, following the torrential rains that started in the evening, calls of trees falling one after another started coming from all zones of the city. A tree fell on a four-wheeler car parked on the roadside near Adajan Patia. The vehicle was crushed when a tree fell on a tempo parked on Sumul Dairy Road. Apart from this, a tree fell on a moving vehicle on Bombay Market Road. The wind was so strong that many years old trees were uprooted from the water source and lying flat on the road. No casualties Teams of Surat Fire Brigade immediately rushed to the spot after receiving messages about trees falling at more than 23 places simultaneously. Fire brigade continued to clear the roads by cutting tree branches with cutters. Fortunately, despite heavy damage to vehicles in all these incidents, the administration has breathed a sigh of relief as no civilian was reported to have been injured or killed.