Silverster D’Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (MS)

Kundapur, Jun 29: Byndoor MLA Gururaj Gantihole had a close shave as he had a miraculous escape from coming under a tree that fell across the road where he was passing by.

Gururaj and his accomplices were clearing a tree that had fallen across the road. As they were on the job, one more tree started falling. However, all people, including Gururaj Gantihole ran to safety and escaped from what could have been a fatal incident.

Gantihole was moving on Halady road on Thursday. An Acacia tree had fallen across the road and was causing traffic obstruction. Immediately a team of youths along with MLA Gururaj went to clear the fallen tree. However, as they were about to clear the tree that had fallen, one more huge tree began to get uprooted. All of them ran to safety witnesses say.

It has been raining heavily for the last three or four days in the coastal region and many trees have been uprooted.