October Showers Take Mangaloreans by Surprise

Pics: Shekar Ajekar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Oct 12: Mangaloreans on Tuesday October 11 night were in a for a surprise when the sky opened up and the dark clouds were rinsed clean of all the rain they had in store.

But more than the rain, it was the blinding flashes of lightning accompanied by deafening roars of thunder that had everyone running for cover.

For hours, it poured buckets, a rare phenomenon indeed at this time of the year, when the monsoon have bid farewell and winter is on the threshold.

While it remained hot and humid all day through, dark clouds began to gather in the evening, showing signs of the impending storm.

It was indeed a great relief from the scorching weather of the past few days. Though the mornings have been cool and misty, during the daytime the sun has been out as though it were summer.

The extent of damage the rain may have caused on Tuesday is not immediately known.

Over the past two days, it has been pouring in the other parts of the district too, particularly Puttur and surrounding areas.