This deep depression once intensifies into a cyclonic storm, it will be named as Cyclone Asna. Pakistan has provided the name, which means "the one to be acknowledged or praised" in Urdu.
A small bridge over the Bhogavo River in Gujarat's Surendranagar district collapsed on Tuesday due to rising water levels from heavy rains. The 100-meter bridge, connecting Habiyasar village to Chotila town collapsed after water was discharged from an overflowing dam.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel spoke over the phone to collectors of Morbi, Kutch, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Bhavnagar districts of the Saurashtra region, and Bharuch and Dang districts in south Gujarat late Sunday to review the situation.
The IMD has issued a red alert for Gujarat as rains continue to lash the state. Meanwhile, districts like Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and Panchmahal are mostly affected. The water level in the rivers is also rising.
All the fatalities were said to have been caused by lightning strikes during unseasonal rainfall which battered the state on Sunday. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed condolences for the deaths caused by severe weather and lightning in the state.
In response to the flooding, which was exacerbated by the release of water from the Narmada Dam, the Narmada district administration has taken precautionary measures.
The rains have created havoc in half of India...but whoever saw the pictures of the flash flood in Gujarat was shocked.
Forecast of heavy rain in 4 districts of Gujarat even today. Meteorological Department issued red alert in Bhavnagar, Navsari, Junagadh and Valsad
Gujarat Flood News: Forecast of heavy to heavy rain in 4 districts of Gujarat even today... Meteorological Department has issued red alert in Bhavnagar, Navsari, Junagadh and Valsad.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to extremely heavy precipitation in confined regions in the state, particularly in certain areas of Saurashtra and south Gujarat districts, during the following couple of days.
At present it is raining both in North India and West India..States like Rajasthan and Gujarat usually receive less rain but today it is raining heavily here too...
Gujarat Rains: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited the rain-hit Bodeli town in Chhota Udepur district and also conducted an aerial inspection of some flood-affected areas
Rains Updates: A total of 27,896 people were evacuated from flood-affected areas and 18,225 of them remained in shelters while the others have returned home, state Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi said.
A flood-like situation occurred in different areas of the Nadiad, in the Kheda district of Gujarat. With continuous rains, waterlogging was also observed in Ahmedabad, Paldi, Bodakdev, Usmanpura, and Jodhpur.
Several parts of Rajkot city were submerged in water, with an urgent need to relocate at least 200 people from low-lying areas due to the Aji river overflowing, officials said.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will visit Rajkot and Jamnagar district later in the day to access the situation, officials in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.
Amid heavy downpour in Gujarat, leading flood-like situation in which several lives have been lost, a heart-warming video of a heroic rescue operation has emerged. The video is of a policeman risked his own life to save two children from gushing floodwaters in Gujarat.
Car washed away in flood water in Chhattisgarh (watch video)
Heavy rain leads to flood-like condition in parts of Gujarat, NDRF deployed in rescue operation
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