7 Dead In Gujarat As Heavy Rain Leads To Flood-Like Situation

Tuesday, 12 July 2022newsdesk

Seven people died as heavy rain led to flood-like situation in many areas in Gujarat on Monday. Visuals showed rivers in spate, overflowing dams and flooded streets due to torrential rains.

New Delhi, 11 July 2022

As per news report of NDTV, The weather department has issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rain in several districts for today and during the next five days. "Seven persons died in rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours, taking the death count due to rain-related incidents like lightning, drowning, wall collapse etc in Gujarat to 63 since June 1," state Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi said. 9,000 people were relocated and 468 rescued, he said. Ahmedabad city received 219 mm of downpour on Sunday night, causing water-logging in many residential areas and flooding in underpasses and roads. Schools and colleges in the city remained closed on Monday.

Source -NDTV