Gujarat floods highlights: Rain fury subsides but flood-like situation persists in parts; PM Modi calls CM to enquire about relief measures

Amid floods in Gujarat following incessant rainfall, the road connecting Padana Patiya to Changa Patiya in Jamnagar has been closed for the movement of traffic.

A portion of a small bridge over Sir PN Road has also been washed away due to flooding affecting the movement of commuters. - ANI

The situation in rain-battered Gujarat improved slightly on Thursday as the rainfall activity subsided, but Vadodara and some other parts of the state are still reeling under a flood-like situation due to overflowing rivers while the authorities continue the rescue and relief operations.

More than 18,000 people have been relocated and around 1,200 people rescued from flood-affected areas in the state. In some cases, choppers were used by the security forces to take people to safer locations, State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said in its latest update.

-PTI

An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter rescued four people from Devbhumi Dwarka on Thursday.

The people were saved from the flood-affected Kalyanpur tehsil in Devbhumi Dwarka, IAF officials said.

-ANI

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with him on Thursday morning where he enquired about the flood situation and relief measures for the affected people.

In a post on X, CM Patel said that the PM guided him on matters including restoring public life quickly.

“As it has been raining heavily for the last three days across Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji once again had a telephonic conversation with me this morning to get information about the situation. He learned about the relief measures for the affected people of various districts of the state. Expressing concern over the flooding of the Vishwamitri river in Vadodara, he sought details of the relief and assistance being provided to the affected people,” he said.

-ANI

Gujarat’s death toll in rain-related incidents since Sunday reached 28 on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) amidst unprecedented flooding and waterlogging in Vadodara city, Jamnagar city and parts of Devbhumi Dwarka district. 

The deceased included seven persons who went missing after the tractor trolley they were in was swept away while crossing an overflowing causeway near Dhavana village under Halvad taluka of Morbi district on Sunday. Their bodies were recovered on Wednesday evening.

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