After intense rain, a tree branch fell on at least two cars that were parked on the road close to the Karangalapadi neighbourhood in Mangaluru city, causing damage, according to the police. Anupam Agrawal, Commissioner of Mangaluru City Police, states that the event happened on Tuesday night at around 9:30 p.m.

"Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (MESCOM) officials arrived at the site and cleared parts of the tree branch. Two vehicles were damaged," the official said. In another incident earlier, on Monday, a seven-year-old student died after the compound wall of the school at Newpadpu in Harekala collapsed.