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Many evacuated following heavy rain

Special Correspondent

GANDHINAGAR: More than 6,000 people have been evacuated to safer places as heavy rains lashed south, north and central Gujarat on Saturday inundating low-lying areas.

According to the flood control cell here, the Purna river was above the danger mark, forcing authorities to evacuate at least 5,200 people on its downstream in the Navsari district. More than 600 people were shifted in the Broach district while 400 were evacuated in Vadodara as swirling waters of the Bhukhi river entered villages. As the weather bureau predicted more rains during the next two days, State authorities have alerted people in the downstream of at least 20 medium irrigation dams threatening to overflow if the rains continued unabated. Near eight other dams, people were advised to remain prepared for evacuation in case of an emergency.

Water entered many houses in Bhiloda and Vijaynagar towns in north Gujarat while the situation was equally bad in Anand and Kaira towns.

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