Gujarat flood fury: Two swept away; one dead in roof collapse
In Valsad district, an elderly man in Dhamni village died after the roof of his hut collapsed and fell upon him on Friday night.
Gujarat has now received 17 per cent of its total average for the season. (Express Photos) Heavy rain in the last 24 hours in Gujarat has led to three deaths — two tribal farm workers in Tapi district and one in Valsad district.
According to details from the police, two men identified as Kamlesh Chaudhary, 40, and Mitesh Chaudhary, 41, were swept away by the water current while they were engaged in cutting wood from a forest area in Tapi district’s Valod taluk on Friday afternoon. Due to heavy rain, water in the adjoining stream overflowed, drowning the men, all residents of Dodhiya village.
The residents alerted the village head, who later alerted the Valod police and district administration. The district disaster management officials, along with a Fire Department team, reached the spot. After a search operation of around four hours, the dead bodies of both tribal farm labourers were fished out.
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