7K displaced in Guj as rains batter several parts of country

Rains lashed several parts of the

country today, including Gujarat where over 7,000 people were

shifted to safer places over the last two days, even as the

situation in deluge-ravaged Assam showed signs of improvement.

Heavy showers were also witnessed in parts of West

Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.

In Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani conducted an

aerial survey in parts of the inundated Surendranagar district

to take stock of the situation.

Rains lashed parts of Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Valsad

districts, a release by the State Emergency Operations Centre

(SEOC) said.

Rescue operations have been initiated in Kalol of

Gandhinagar and Deodar of Banskantha as both places received 8

inches of rain during last 24 hours, an official said.

According to the state Director of Relief, A J Shah,

7,000 people were shifted to safer places due to flood-like

situation in several districts of the state during the last

two days.

Transport was brought to a standstill in the state as

nineteen state highways and 102 roads were closed due to

waterlogging.

The MeT department here predicted more showers at several

places during the next two days, including extremely heavy

rain in Banskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan and Mehsana districts

tomorrow.

In Assam, almost 60,000 people are still affected across

nine districts, even though the overall flood situation

improved in the state, a report by the Assam State Disaster

Management Authority (ASDMA) said.

The total number of deaths in flood-related cases this

year stands at 76, including eight in Guwahati, according to

officials.

The ASDMA said 224 villages and over 16,000 hectares of

crop area were still inundated.

Meanwhile, incessant rains in Gangetic West Bengal led to

flooding of several low-lying areas, even as the Met

department warned the wet spell would continue till Tuesday.

Some rivers in the state are flowing above the danger

mark, West Bengal Irrigation Minister Rajiv Banerjee said,

adding that the irrigation department is monitoring

embankments round the clock.

The Met department also advised fishermen to not venture

into the sea.

Kolkata, where some low-lying areas got waterlogged,

recorded 60.5 mm rainfall in the 24 hours till 8.30 AM today,

the department said.

Heavy rains are expected in the coastal state of Odisha

in the next 24 hours due to the development of a low-pressure

area.

Fishermen have been advised to be cautious while

venturing into sea off the Odisha coast due to rough seas with

wind speeds gusting up to 55 kmph, the Met department said.

Bihar received light to moderate showers at several

places, with state capital Patna recording 21.2 mm of rain.

In the national capital Delhi, the humidity level shot up

after showers, hovering between 97 per cent to 65 per cent.

Several places in Uttar Pradesh were lashed by rains

today, with the state capital recording 6.7 mm of rainfall,

the Met department said.

Rain or thundershowers are likely at most places in the

eastern parts of the state and at some places in western

Uttar Pradesh, it said.

Most parts of Haryana and Punjab witnessed sultry

weather, but rain or thundershowers are predicted over the

next two days.

Moderate to heavy rains also lashed parts of Himachal

Pradesh. The local MeT department has predicted rains in the

region for the next six days.

Rajasthan capital Jaipur recorded 43.1 mm rainfall while

several other places in the state also experienced showers

during the last 24 hours, Met officials said.

The department has predicted that heavy rainfall was

very likely to occur at a few places.

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