Summary:
Though the rain took a break till afternoon, it started intensifying towards the evening with many city areas experiencing intermittent showers. Water had not receded in many places along the coast that were inundated in the rain. The district administration remains hopeful that people can be shifted back to their homes, if the rain relents in the next two days. Tree fallsFire Force officials at the Gandhinagar station said a huge tree on Pipeline Road near Palarivattom fell during heavy rain on Thursday morning. New camps were started in certain areas after the water levels went up on Thursday..