Fallen tree
High Winds, Rain Topple Trees
HEAVY rainfall, accompanied by high winds, has fallen trees and blown off roofs in parts of Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday morning.
The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) stated:
A low level trough with favourable upper level conditions is currently over the area and resulting in occasional thunderstorms which have been accompanied by wind gusts in excess of 75 km/h.
It raised the adverse weather alert to Yellow.
There were also reports flooding in Port-of-Spain, Manzanilla and parts of east Trinidad.
A car was damaged on the Brian Lara Promenade in Port-of-Spain, another in Aripo and two more were seen under a tree around the Queen’s Park Savannah opposite Queen’s Royal College in videos circulating on social media.
Watch firemen as they cut the fallen tree on the Brian Lara Promenade:
