Chandigarh, May 4 -- High-velocity winds clocking 70km/h and a brief spell of rain triggered uprooting of trees and electricity poles besides roof collapse in the tricity, leaving a few persons injured on Sunday morning. Several areas in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula witnessed outage for hours, with Mohali appearing to be the worst affected where power hadn't been restored in a few areas till late night.

In Mohali's Sector 70, a man out for a morning walk in a park sustained a leg fracture and severe head injuries after a tree collapsed on him. Ashwani Mittal has been hospitalised. He is said to be stable. Fire officer Rajinder Pal said the emergency alert was received at 7.56 am and the operation, including removal of the tree, concl...