Gujarat reels under heavy rainfall, flooding; Delhi sees wettest August in 13 years

As Gujarat’s Vadodara grapples with severe flooding, crocodiles are now making their way into the city’s submerged neighborhoods. (Screengrab)

Forest department authorities and NGO volunteers rescued a 15-foot crocodile from Kamnath Nagar Narhari Hospital road in Vadodara. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)

The heavy rainfall in Gujarat has resulted in at least 35 fatalities across the state since Monday. (Express Photo by Aditi Raja)

Rescue operations are underway across the state. In photo, Indian Army rescues people in Devbhumi Dwarka. (Gujarat Information Department)

An Indian Coast Guard helicopter airlifts people from a flood affected area in Shumsar village of Kalyanpur block of Devbhumi Dwarka. (Gujarat Information Department)

Indian Army soldiers serves food to flood-affected people in Khambhalia, in Devbhumi Dwarka district on Thursday. (Express Photo)

In Jamnagar, 71 villages remain isolated, lacking electricity and access due to severe waterlogging. (Gujarat Information Department)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi contacted Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on August 28 to discuss the situation and offered support from the central government. (Express Photo)

Meanwhile, heavy rainfall lashed the national capital on Thursday, with IMD issuing an 'orange alert' in the Delhi-NCR region. (PTI)

The highest rainfall (cumulative) was observed in Lodhi Road station at 9.2 cm. Other stations such as Ayanagar, Palam, and Ridge logged 6.2 cm, 5.45 cm, and 1.82 cm of rainfall respectively. (PTI)

The number of rainy days reported in August shot up to 25, which is the highest number of rainy days reported for August in the last 13 years, according to the IMD record from 2011 to 2024. (PTI)