Saurashtra region was pounded by incessant rains with Gir Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Ahmedabad among the worst-affected districts
NDRF, Air Force and SRP teams were pressed into service at Gondal of Rajkot district and in Amreli district to rescue stranded people as many villages have been cut off and electricity supply has been disrupted.
Indian Coast Guard and Air Force rescued 14 crew members of a ship M V Coastal Pride which sunk near Umargaon coast.
As many as 34 people lost their lives today including 23 casualties in the worst affected Amreli district, state relief commissioner D N Pandey told PTI.
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Two persons died due to electrocution in Surat city, said Surat district collector Rajendra Kumar adding that the city recorded more than 100 mm rain-fall today.
According to the state control room data, around 1,500 people in Amreli, 4,121 in Rajkot and 100 in Bhavnagar were shifted to safer place from low-lying areas.
Around 60 villages in Amreli district were cut off from rest of state. The situation worsened after waters of Shetrunji river entered surrounding villages.
Villages of Dhari (511 mm), Bagasara (636 mm) and Variyav (400 mm) recorded very heavy rainfall in Amreli district, control room officer Siddiq Beldiwala said.
Rajkot district recorded more than 323 mm rainfall in last 24 hours. At least 350 people trapped in areas with heavy water-logging were evacuated from Rajkot city itself.