Incessant rain here led to inundation of roads, and flooding of houses on Thursday.
Two houses on Periyasamy Street in Sunnambu Kaalvai near Kurichi tank were damaged and five houses situated near the canal were flooded due to the excess water from Kurichi tank. According to Perur Tahsildhar Radhakrishnan, two houses built on the banks of the Noyyal canal, which brings water in Noyyal from Kurichi tank, were damaged and flood water entered the five houses.
Residents were seen shifting their belongings to safer places since morning. Some people were moved to a school opposite Ayisha Marriage Hall. School children and office-goers had a tough time in the morning. Though people got respite for a few hours, rain started again after 1 p.m. A few people were seen removing hyacinths from Kurichi tank.