Gujarat Floods: Death Toll Rises To 28, IMD Issues ‘Red’ Alert | Top Updates

At least 28 people have died in the past three days as incessant rains battered Gujarat. Nearly 18,000 people have been evacuated from flood-hit areas, and the IMD has sounded a red alert with predictions of extremely heavy rains in 12 districts on Thursday.

According to IMD, the deep depression over Saurashtra and Kachchh is expected to intensify as it moves towards the northeast Arabian Sea, bringing further heavy rainfall across the region.

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1. According to IMD, extremely heavy showers are expected in 12 districts – Kachchh, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Morbi, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagarh, Gir Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Botad.
2. On Wednesday, districts in the Saurashtra region, such as Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Rajkot, and Porbandar, received between 50mm and 200 mm of rain.
3. Six contingents of the Army have been deployed to assist the 14 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and 22 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams for rescue and relief work in Gujarat.
4. State relief commissioner Alok Pandey said that around 40,000 people have been evacuated from the flood-affected areas.
5. According to NDRF inspector Manjit, they have rescued 95 people as the flood-like situation continues in parts of Gujarat. “In the last 2 days, there has been heavy rainfall in Dwarka…water has entered into the houses of people…our team rescued 95 people so far,” he was quoted saying on Wednesday.
6. According to Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel, more than 5,000 people have been rehabilitated so far, reported ANI.
7. Earlier on Wednesday, PM Modi called Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to assess the situation and assured the Centre’s support to the state.
8. Rescue operations are underway, with over 6,000 people being relocated to safer places as water levels in rivers and dams rise across the state.
9. Meanwhile, CM Patel has also taken a stalk of the situation and has urged officials to prioritize relief operations for people trapped in water, especially in Vadodara city and district, Devbhoomi Dwarka, and Jamnagar districts.
10. Indian women’s cricket team spinner Radha Yadav took to social media to share that she was in a ‘very bad situation’ due to the flooding but was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)