25 pilgrims from Puducherry trapped in Bhavnagar floodwaters rescued

“The bus was trying to cross a flooded causeway when it was swayed by strong current of floodwaters. There were 25 pilgrims from  the Union Territory of Puducherry aboard the bus,” said an officer.

“However, all the pilgrims were rescued successfully and no one is reported missing in the incident,” the control room officer added. A post from the Bhavnagar Collector’s official X handle said, “A bus with pilgrims got trapped at Koliyak in Bhavnagar when the Maleshri river got flooded. The trapped pilgrims were shifted to a larger vehicle and will be brought out once the river waters recede. The rescue work is on”.

Very heavy rainfall was reported from many parts of Bhavnagar during the day on Thursday. Bhavnagar taluka logged 86 mm rain during 12 hours ending at 6 pm  Thursday.