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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / Cyclone Tauktae: Rains, winds lead to tree collapse in several areas of Mumbai

Cyclone Tauktae: Rains, winds lead to tree collapse in several areas of Mumbai

Updated On: 18 May, 2021 02:38 PM IST |

Wind speed of over 100 km per hour uprooted around 600 trees and damaged few houses in Mumbai as cyclone Tauktae grazed past coastal Maharashtra. We have pictures of tree collapse incidents.

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Wind speed of over 100 km per hour uprooted around 600 trees and damaged few houses in Mumbai as cyclone Tauktae grazed past coastal Maharashtra. We have pictures of tree collapse incidents.

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Wind speed of over 100 km per hour uprooted around 600 trees and damaged few houses in Mumbai as cyclone Tauktae grazed past coastal Maharashtra. We have pictures of tree collapse incidents.
<p>As Tauktae headed for Gujarat as an "extremely severe cyclone", wind speed of around 114 km per hour in Mumbai led to tree collapses across the city. About 215 trees crashed, damaging cars and blocking roads in south Mumbai. In the western suburbs, 303 trees fell, while 93 trees could not withstand the strong winds in the eastern suburbs.</p> <p>In picture: A tree crashed on parked vehicles at Five Gardens in Matunga. Fortunately, there weren`t people in the vehicles and no injuries were reported in the incident. Pic: Shadab Khan</p>

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As Tauktae headed for Gujarat as an "extremely severe cyclone", wind speed of around 114 km per hour in Mumbai led to tree collapses across the city. About 215 trees crashed, damaging cars and blocking roads in south Mumbai. In the western suburbs, 303 trees fell, while 93 trees could not withstand the strong winds in the eastern suburbs.

In picture: A tree crashed on parked vehicles at Five Gardens in Matunga. Fortunately, there weren`t people in the vehicles and no injuries were reported in the incident. Pic: Shadab Khan

<p>In picture: A tree fell on the road at Matunga blocking vehicular traffic. Later, the civic body workers removed the tree and cleared the road for smooth vehicular movement.</p> <p>Photo: Pradip Dhivar</p>

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In picture: A tree fell on the road at Matunga blocking vehicular traffic. Later, the civic body workers removed the tree and cleared the road for smooth vehicular movement.

Photo: Pradip Dhivar

<p>The BMC received 4,848 distress calls during the day. Seven people were injured Mumbai, while three people are missing at sea, said authorities.</p> <p>In picture: A tree collapse incident at Kandivli on Monday evening. Photo: Satej Shinde</p>

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The BMC received 4,848 distress calls during the day. Seven people were injured Mumbai, while three people are missing at sea, said authorities.

In picture: A tree collapse incident at Kandivli on Monday evening. Photo: Satej Shinde

<p>A huge tree collapsed at Walkeshwar in south Mumbai damaging several parked cars on Tuesday, a day after cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc in Mumbai. Pic: Bipin Kokate&nbsp;</p>

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A huge tree collapsed at Walkeshwar in south Mumbai damaging several parked cars on Tuesday, a day after cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc in Mumbai. Pic: Bipin Kokate 

<p>Cyclone Tauktae forced airport authorities to shut operations for the most part of the day and left its impact on local trains, Mumbai Metro and BEST services as well.</p> <p>In picture: A tree collapse at BKC, photo: Sayyed Sameer Abedi</p>

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Cyclone Tauktae forced airport authorities to shut operations for the most part of the day and left its impact on local trains, Mumbai Metro and BEST services as well.

In picture: A tree collapse at BKC, photo: Sayyed Sameer Abedi

<p>In picture: A tree crashed on a busy road in Kandivli leading to slow vehicular movement. Normalcy was restored after civic body workers removed the tree.</p> <p>Pic: Satej Shinde</p>

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In picture: A tree crashed on a busy road in Kandivli leading to slow vehicular movement. Normalcy was restored after civic body workers removed the tree.

Pic: Satej Shinde

<p>In picture: A tree collapses near the BMC headquarters in South Mumbai</p> <p>Pic: Ashish Raje</p>

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In picture: A tree collapses near the BMC headquarters in South Mumbai

Pic: Ashish Raje

<p>Visuals of a tree collapse near Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar</p> <p>Pic: Ashish Raje</p>

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Visuals of a tree collapse near Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar

Pic: Ashish Raje

<p>A tree fell on a busy road at Peddar Road in South Mumbai. The authorities reached the spot and removed the fallen tree</p> <p>Pic: Ashish Raje</p>

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A tree fell on a busy road at Peddar Road in South Mumbai. The authorities reached the spot and removed the fallen tree

Pic: Ashish Raje

<p>A tree collapsed outside Chitra Talkies in Dadar blocking the entrance to the theatre.</p> <p>Pic: Suresh KK</p>

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A tree collapsed outside Chitra Talkies in Dadar blocking the entrance to the theatre.

Pic: Suresh KK

<p>A policeman inspects a fallen tree that crashed due to strong windy conditions at Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai.</p> <p>Pic: Ranjit Jadhav</p>

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A policeman inspects a fallen tree that crashed due to strong windy conditions at Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai.

Pic: Ranjit Jadhav

<p>A house was damaged after a tree fell on the structure at Gokul Nagar in Thane</p> <p>Pic: Sameer Markande</p>

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A house was damaged after a tree fell on the structure at Gokul Nagar in Thane

Pic: Sameer Markande

<p>A tree crashes on a car damaging the vehicle in Mumbai`s western suburbs. Photo: Pallav Paliwal</p>

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A tree crashes on a car damaging the vehicle in Mumbai`s western suburbs. Photo: Pallav Paliwal

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