2 dead as rain continues in Saurashtra, districts on alert

The bodies were recovered by locals and the fire brigade. The deaths also caused an uproar among locals. “We have issued warnings and alerts due to the heavy rainfall and have deployed police on the highways as well. Warnings are issued among locals to not venture near lakes and ponds. This is not a notified lake but water collected due to rains,” Jadeja added.

On Sunday, 103 talukas received rainfall until 8 pm. Umergaon in Valsad recorded the highest rainfall of 152 mm followed by Nizar in Tapi 133 mm, Palsana in Surat 120 mm, Kamrej in Surat 108 mm, Surat City 101 mm, Patan-Veraval in Gir Somnath district with 99 mm, Jamjodhpur in Jamnagar with 92 mm, Jamnagar 79mm, Mendarda in Junagadh 70 mm, Mahuva in Surat 68 mm, Navsari 57 mm, Valsad 56 mm, Maliya Hatina in Junagadh 52 mm, Gandevi in Navsari 51 mm, Dolvan in Tapi 50 mm and Kherva in Navsari 50 mm. Heavy rainfall was reported in Surat and parts of South Gujarat leading to water-logging in several parts of Surat city Sunday evening.

Districts on alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert of heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy falls for Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Amreli, Bhavnagar and Gir Somnath districts Monday.

An orange alert of heavy to very heavy rain has been predicted for Anand, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, Rajkot , Junagadh, Botad. Heavy rainfall has been forecasted in Gandhinagar, Alveley Kheda, Ahmedabad, Dahod, Surat, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Morbi, Dwarka, Kutch.

IMD has issued an orange alert for districts of Saurashtra and South Gujarat till July 26.