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[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s APRIL 21, 2005 DATELINE: GOA ... . ... .... .. ... .... .||. Founded in 1994 || || .| '|. '' .|| || || .|...|| || by Herman |'' || || .|' || || || || || Carneiro '||||. '|..|' '|..'|' .||. ||. '|...' '|.' http://www.goanet.org .|....' To unsubscribe from this list, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you find this ezine useful, please recommend it to your friends and others from Goa. To sign-up http://newsfromgoa.swiki.net [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] IN TODAY'S EZINE: Cyclonic winds disrupt life in Goa. Several trees uprooted. Houses and cars damaged. Power lines snap, supply disrupted. Ten trawlers capsize at Kharewaddo Jetty in Vasco, located near berth number 11 of the Mormugao Port Trust. Another 25 trawners damaged. Total loss estimated at Rs 100 million. ONLY THIS MORNING (Thursday), the impact of last night's storm is becoming clear from news reports reaching here. Below are some updates from the local newspapers: o Sudden cyclonic winds accompanied by rain and thunder lashed several parts of Goa Wednesday evening, causing havoc.(NT) o Velocity of the cyclonic winds which hit around 7.45 pm was put at over 70 kmph. (NT) o Over a 100 trees were uprooted across Goa, causing power failure in various parts of the state. (H) Lights are still off in some areas of Goa, this report goes out via UPS/inverted. o No reports of casualties in the morning's newspapers. o Fire Services received over 150 calls relating to uprooting of trees, nearly half of all calls from Panjim and surroundings.(H) o Trees came down on Dayanand Bandodkar Marg, Miramar, Campal, the Pajim area (in front of Cafe Bhonsle, near Hotel Vihar, Taleigao, Merces, Chimbel, etc). o Fifteen sites were cleared by the time the newspapers went to press. (H) o Unseasonal (pre-monsoon) showers also exposed the weak drainage system in Panjim. Water logging was experienced near the Panjim market, Miramar Circle, Police HQ. o Winds lasted for nearly an hour. o Panjim's Met observatory called this a routine atmospheric phenomena caused due to the rise in temperature. They said such squally winds often takes place during a hot summer. o This is the second tiime such a phenomena has happened in less than a week in Goa. (NT) o An air-conditioned structure for the 'Interior Exterior' exhibition put up at the Kala Academy complex at Panjim suffered bad damage, organisers estimated the loss at between Rs 1.5 to 2 million. (NT) o River cruises stopped while several trawlers had to return.(NT) o Several parts of Goa were plunged into darkness. (NT) o Several power lines snapped and conductors damaged due to rain and winds. Besides, a 110 KV Tivim feeder was also damaged. (NT) o In Panjim market, metal sheets were blown off and traders had difficulties in protecting their shops. (NT) o In three different incidents, parked cars were damaged in Panjim as huge trees came crashing down -- near the Old Secretariat, near Cine National, and near Pehli Manzil at Campal. (NT) o Branches of trees had falled at several places on the busy D B Bandodkar Marg. Another huge tree was uprooted near the D B Bandodkar Marg. (NT) o Trees were also uprooted near Cabo Raj Niwas, Miramar, Shankarwadi in Taleigao, Mala, Fontainhas, Bhatulem and St Inez areas. o At Aldona, a banyan tree and an old house caught fire, when lightening struck them. Fortunately nobody was staying in the house. (NT) o Buses were rescheduled, leaving late-evening passengers stranded in a state where evening transport is a problem even in the best of times. Locals and tourists were drenched by the unexpected rains too. --------------------------------------------------------------------- We need your help to promote Goanet, a volunteer-driven network: --------------------------------------------------------------------- ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyleft Goanet 2005 Creative Commons http://www.creativecommons.org You may reproduce this ezine in its entirety, with credits retained. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Goanet, the net-worker of all networks. Stay in touch. Send in updates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
