The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday rescued seven fishermen who were stranded in Hinglaj village in the Valsad district of Gujarat after heavy rainfall and high tide in the Auranga River. The rescue operation was carried out in the early hours. While providing details of the operation, NDRF Inspector Ramesh Kumar said, "We got information from the district administration that seven persons are stranded in Hinglaj village because of continuous rainfall and high tide in the Auranga River. The water from the river came to the nearest low-line areas."
He further said, "The people who are stranded are fishermen and they have no option but to get out because the level of water has risen a lot there. We have rescued them." Many districts of Gujarat, including Valsad and Navsari among others have been receiving heavy rains for the last couple of days. On Saturday, parts of Valsad's Vapi faced waterlogging due to which day-to-day activities were stalled.
Meanwhile, Navasari district is witnessing severe waterlogging post-rainfall. Due to the rising water level of the Ambika River, the Devdha dam overflowed. Because of the continuous inflow of water from the Devdha dam, many houses in Devdha village have been flooded as water reached the houses of people in the Anavil locality.
All the houses of Halpati Vasa in the village have been submerged in water. More than 1500 people have been affected in Navsari.
(With PTI Inputs)
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