Floods aren’t the only thing one has to worry about during a thunderstorm, because strong winds can also result in all sorts of other hazards coming about, like trees being uprooted and causing more than just traffic disruption.
Such is the case this evening along Jalan Sultan Ismail, where a large tree has toppled on to the section of the road in front of the Concorde Hotel. The tree isn’t the only casualty, because as photos from the location show, it took the archway structure – and bus stop – in front of the hotel with it, with a cross section of the roofing now resting on part of the slow lane.
The tree is of course the larger issue, causing damage to a number of vehicles from its fall through its large branches, with its mass effectively disrupting all movement along the stretch at present., the stretch along Jalan Sultan Ismail in both directions has now been closed to traffic until rescue and clearing work is completed.