Shillong, Oct 21: A tree which the Catholic Church has sought permission for cutting, collapsed inside the premises of Cathedral Church at Laitumkhrah here following incessant rain in the city during the last 24 hours.

No one was injured in the incident and there was no damaged to properties.

The old tree collapsed in the premises of the Church and affected smooth flow of traffic for few hours.

According to leaders of the Cathedral Church, permission was sought from the state government to cut down the tree.

While waiting for green signal from the concern authority, the tree collapsed on its own due to heavy rain since Thursday.