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Gujarat Rains: Over 2,500 people were evacuated from several villages inundated due to heavy rains which battered southern Gujarat over the past 24 hours and swelled up the Purna River, which is flowing above the danger mark, sparking fears of a flood in the region.
According to officials, around 2,200 people were shifted out of their homes from villages and low-lying areas in Navsari, while another 500 were evacuated in neighbouring Tapi district following heavy rains which lashed the area in the past in the last 24 hours, triggering a flood-like situation.
They said the heavy downpour has resulted in a surge in water levels in the Purna River, which is now flowing above the danger mark.
“Purna River passing through Navsari district has been flowing at 28 feet, well above the danger mark of 23 feet, due to heavy rains in the district and its upstream basin in 24 hours,” a senior official said Friday.
As many as 2,200 persons living in Navsari town and other surrounding areas have been shifted to shelter houses, where 15 medical teams were deployed, Navsari collector Kshipra Agre told reporters, adding that at least 70 internal roads and four main roads were closed for vehicular traffic due to waterlogging.
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According to a statement issued but the district disaster management cell, at least 500 people were relocated from villages in Valod taluka in Tapi district and shifted to shelter houses due to flooding.
Villages in Valod, Vyara, Dolvan and Songadh talukas were waterlogged, and 113 internal roads were closed, the statement said.
As per data from the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), Dolvan taluka received 173 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, ending at 6 am on Friday.
Subir in Dangs district received 164 mm of rain, followed by Navsari taluka with 160 mm, Uchchhal in Tapi with 141 mm, Mahuva in Surat with 133 mm, Jalalpore in Navsari with 130 mm, Gandevi in Navsari with 123 mm and Valod in Tapi with 109 mm, the data stated.
In its latest forecast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rains at some places in south Gujarat on Friday and Saturday.
(With PTI inputs)
