PM Modi assures help to Gujarat CM as Ahmedabad reels under record-breaking rainfall

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, July 11, 2022: PM Narendra Modi on Monday, July 11, spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel to take stock of the flood situation in the state. He has assured full cooperation from the Centre to mitigate the sufferings of the people affected by the flood in Gujarat.

 

Several villages in Gujarat have been cut off, prompting officials to deploy helicopters to rescue people. Nearly 61 people have lost their lives so far due to the floods.

NDRF teams are working to rescue people. Over 2000 people have been evacuated from various areas. Efforts to rescue more are on.

 

#WATCH | Gujarat: Auranga river overflows and floods low-lying areas in Valsad district due to heavy rainfall. Around 300 people have been shifted by the local administration to safer locations. NDRF teams and local administration carry out relief and rescue works in the area. pic.twitter.com/a6OIwn0zjl

— ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2022

The Meteorological department said that Gujarat’s situation is due to flash floods. The state received 18 inches of rainfall in just four hours. People are now struggling to procure even essential items. Capital Ahmedabad was inundated with a record of 115 mm plus rainfall in just three hours on Sunday, setting the highest record in the past 5 years in a single day in July.

The weather department has forecast heavy rains over the next 24 hours. In some areas, the ground floors of buildings have been completely submerged, forcing people to stand on the terrace amid heavy rain the entire night on Sunday.

Courtesy: India Today