New Delhi/Ahmedabad/Shimla: Incessant rains have lashed Gujarat, following which a flood-like situation has emerged in the western state. Due to heavy rains, which were witnessed in different parts of the state, several low-lying areas in cities and villages were inundated. They have also caused extensive damage to lives and properties in Himachal Pradesh.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Junagarh received 398 mm rains. The IMD further said that Jamnagar (269 mm), Kutch (239 mm), Valsad (247 mm) and Navsari (222 mm) also received extremely heavy rainfall. According to the weather body, heavy rains lashed Mehsana (172 mm), Amreli (197 mm), Rajkot (136 mm), Botad (135 mm), Dang (155 mm), Surat (123 mm) and Tapi (123 mm) districts.
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Shah assures all possible help: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on the flood-like situation prevailing in the state and said the Centre and the state government are standing with the people in this difficult time. "Due to the heavy rains in Gujarat, the government is fully engaged in providing all possible help to the people affected by the flood-like situation in many places. I spoke to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and inquired about the situation. National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force teams and local administration are engaged in helping people in these areas," Shah said in a Tweet in Hindi.
Officials said that teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were deployed in Kutch, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Navsari, which were some of the worst-affected districts.