Tree fall blocks Coonoor Supply Depot road; traffic disrupted for an hour
Traffic towards Wellington, Barracks and Black Bridge was affected before fire-and-rescue personnel removed the tree and reopened the road.
AI-generated representative illustration. This is not a photograph of the 23 October 2026 Coonoor Supply Depot road incident. Created by MyNilgiris.
Summary: A tree fell across the road leading to the Supply Depot military area near Coonoor on Friday night, 23 October, disrupting traffic for about an hour, Dinamani reported.
Vehicles travelling towards Wellington, Barracks and Black Bridge had to wait. A team led by Coonoor fire station officer Kumar cut and removed the tree and restored traffic, according to the report.
- Event date: Friday, 23 October 2026
- Location: Supply Depot road near Coonoor
- Disruption: About one hour
- Status: Tree removed and traffic restored
Separate videos published by The South First and News18 Tamil Nadu independently document tree falls, traffic disruption and clearance work during heavy rain around Coonoor. They do not specifically confirm the Supply Depot location; that precise location and the one-hour duration come from Dinamani’s local report.
The India Meteorological Department’s Coonoor city report records 42.4 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on 23 October. It also carries heavy-rain and thunderstorm warnings for 24–26 October. Travellers should use extra caution on tree-lined hill roads during rain.
Sources and verification:
- Dinamani — “Fallen tree near Coonoor disrupts traffic” (published 23 October 2026 at 11.25 p.m.; updated early 24 October)
- India Meteorological Department — Coonoor city rainfall and warnings
- The South First — Coonoor rain, tree fall and clearance video
- News18 Tamil Nadu — Coonoor tree-fall video
Image disclosure and rights: AI-generated representative illustration created for MyNilgiris. It is not a photograph of the actual incident, and no third-party news image has been reused.
