Ahmedabad: Heavy rain pains Valsad and other regions in South Gujarat on Tuesday, causing inundation in many lowland areas, officials said.
In addition, two people died after being beaten by lightning in the Mehsana district on Monday night, they said.
The Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) has estimated “active wet spells” for the next few days.
From 6am to the day on Tuesday, heavy shower attacked several parts of the Valsad Regency, with Umaram Taluka received heavy rain 225 mm and steam downpour – 109 mm, in accordance with the Country Emergency Operation Center (SEOC).
Also, Kaprada and Pardi Talaskas in Valsad each receive rainfall of 54 and 29 mm, while cherham in Navsari countries adjacent to get 26 mm rain during the same period, Seoc said.
Water logging in many low regions of Valsad throws the normal life of equipment and affects commuter movements.
Some of the Gujarat sections have received a shower since Monday night.
Lightning strikes killed a woman and a teenage boy in Ganpatpura Village in Mehsana on Monday night, said an official at the Visnagar Taluka police station.
According to Seoc, 155 of 251 Talaskas the state received a number of rainfall in the 24-hour period which ended at 6 am on Tuesday.
So far Gujarat the rainy season recorded around 50 percent of rain deficiencies, with six of the total 33 districts that have recorded the rain classified under the “Large Lack” category (with more than 60 percent lower than normal), according to the IMD.
Against rainfall of 120.38 mm in June this year and 176.70 mm in July, Gujarat only received 65.2 mm rainfall in August, according to Seoc.
Strike Lightning kills 2 in Mehsana Gujarat
