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- Areas most affected experienced 34 inches of rain in just 24 hours.
- Fatalities have resulted from storms, lightning strikes, and structural collapses.
- Emergency response teams are on-site as residents prepare for additional heavy rainfall.
AHMEDABAD: According to state officials, at least 18 individuals have lost their lives since Monday due to severe rainfall affecting parts of Gujarat in western India.
Emergency teams have been dispatched to assist residents in southern areas, who are expecting ongoing heavy rains from the monsoon.
“In total, 18 lives have been claimed by rain-related incidents, with numerous individuals rescued from low-lying regions by our response teams,” stated the state government late Tuesday.
The hardest-hit locations included the towns of Palitana and Jesar, where a staggering 867 millimeters (34 inches) of rain fell within a single day.
State relief commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey reported that the deaths were attributed to storms, lightning, and collapses of buildings due to severe weather conditions.
“The state is fully prepared to manage the situation, and we are enhancing coordination among departments to ensure quick relief and rescue operations,” Pandey added.
Among those rescued were 18 agricultural workers trapped in mango orchards in the Gadhada region, as well as 22 individuals in Surendranagar district whose homes were inundated by an overflowing river.
India’s monsoon season, running from June to September, brings relief from the sweltering summer heat and is essential for replenishing water resources.
However, flash floods and landslides during this period claim numerous lives each year in the country, which has a population of 1.4 billion.
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