Heavy rain, coupled with lightning, hit the city early in the morning,
leading to power cuts in majority areas and uprooting of many trees,
including those on thethe main thoroughfares.
Roads in colonies were
waterlogged and road under bridges in several areas were filled with
water, affecting vehicular movement.
The Meteorological department said a whopping 75 mm of rain, which is
said to be the highest in a single spell in the last 10 years.
The
previously recorded highest rainfall was of 28 mm in 2006.
The
thundershowers that started around 3 a.m. continued till 4.30 a.m. with
scary lightening, which was quite unusual.
However, the rain continued
till 6.30 a.m. Officials said one single spell of rain actually
surpassed the monthly average rain generally recorded in May.
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