Mapusa: Continuous heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds disrupted normal life with numerous incidents of tree falls in Mapusa and surrounding areas and also with many villages going without power supply.

Surge in water level of Chapora river also gave rise to fears of flooding.

According to Mapusa fire station, since Monday around 49 emergency calls were received which were mainly related to tree falls reported in various parts of Mapusa and rural areas of Bardez taluka. As a result, many houses were damaged and the electricity department also suffered losses as overhead wires were snapped and poles broken.

The most affected areas were Chapora, Assagao, Siolim, Verla-Canca, Aldona and Pomburpa.  

A two-wheeler which was parked inside a compound of a house at Siolim was damaged after a huge tree fell on it.

On Tuesday evening, Deputy Collector Akshay Potekar along with Bardez mamlatdar Laxmikant Kuttikar visited the stretch that was affected in last flooding like Ranye’s Juve island, Colvale, Nadora, Revora and Camurlim village and stock of river level.  

During their interaction with villagers, officers asked them not to panic as no water has been released from Tillari dam. The locals were assured that prior information would be given in case of release of water.

Meanwhile, a fireman attached to Pernem fire station was injured while attending to an emergency call at Arambol on Tuesday.

According to Pernem fire station, a team led by fire officer Jairam Malik along with fire personnel Ratan Parab, Vikas Chawan, Sandesh Pednekar and Vithal Parab along with three municipal labours were clearing a tree when Ratan Parab sustained injuries on his left leg.

He was rushed to primary health centre at Pernem for treatment.