Heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the district on Sunday and Monday caused considerable damages in the district. Revenue officials have informed that one house was completely destroyed, while four others suffered partial damages. According to district administration officials, a house under the Neyyattinkara taluk was completely destroyed in the rain. Another house in the same taluk suffered partial damages after a tree fell over it. Two houses under Varkala taluk too suffered partial damages. Tree falls were widely reported across the district. In the city limits alone, nine such cases were reported at Karamana, Pattom, LMS Junction, Vazhayila, Pangode Military Camp, NCC Nagar at Peroorkada, Kunnukuzhy and Government Ayurveda College. The fire and rescue services personnel worked continuously to remove tree branches and logs from the roads. At NCC Nagar, a house suffered minor damages after a tree fell over it. At Ayurveda College, a vehicle owner suffered serious losses after a tree fell on his luxury car, which was parked in the parking lot of the hospital. There were numerous cases of tree falls reported outside the city too. Luckily, no casualties were reported. The revenue officials also said that they have launched inquiries after a section of fishermen from Valiyathura fishing hamlet complained that their fishing boats docked on the beach were swept away by strong waves. As the water level rose, shutters of Aruvikkara reservoir were raised to 100cm by Monday evening. The district collector announced that the shutters of Peppara reservoir would also be raised to 20cm by 6am on Tuesday.
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