National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescue villagers from flood-hit Borsad Taluka of Anand district, in Ahmedabad.
Highlights
- Heavy rains lash parts of Gujarat
- Over 300 people were shifted to safer places from rainfall-hit villages in Anand district
- Several shops in low-lying areas in Deesa town were flooded
Heavy rains lashed parts of Gujarat, throwing normal life out of gear and causing flood-like situation in low-lying areas in Surat, Banaskantha and Anand districts, with Palsana taluka in Surat recording 209 mm rainfall in a day till Saturday morning. As many as 380 people were shifted to safer places from rainfall-hit villages in Anand district by a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed by the district administration after flooding in some villages of Borsad taluka caused due to heavy rains on Thursday. In the 24-hour period that ended at 6 am in Saturday, parts of south Gujarat and Banaskantha in north Gujarat received heavy rainfall, causing flooding in many areas.
The NDRF team was also carrying out a search operation for a body that was washed away in heavy rainfall in Sisva village of the district with no success as yet, he said. Out of the total 251 talukas in Gujarat, around 176 received showers, with 39 of them recording over 50 mm rainfall in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the SEOC said.
Surat city was also affected by the rainfall. Palsana taluka in the district recorded the highest rainfall of 209 mm. Bardoli (125 mm), Olpad (118 mm) and Choryasi (117 mm) were among other talukas of Surat district that received over 100 mm rainfall during this period, as per the government's State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). Apart from Navsari, Tapi and Valsad districts of south Gujarat, Banaskantha in north Gujarat also received heavy rainfall, especially the talukas of Deodar (190 mm), Deesa (120 mm) and Amirgadh (120 mm), the SEOC data showed.
Several shops in low-lying areas in Deesa town were flooded, which hit normal life. Roads were inundated and underpasses dangerously filled with water, posing challenges in the movement of traffic. The situation in low-lying areas in Surat city was similar.
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