Gujarat on red alert as extremely heavy rainfall predicted

A red alert was sounded in Gujarat for Wednesday as many parts of the state are expected to receive heavy to extremely heavy rains over the next two to three days, as the monsoon, in its end phase, gets vigorous phase over the western coast.

After rain lashed Jamnagar and Rajkot on Monday, it was the turn of Junagadh on Tuesday to receive a deluge with around 100 mm to over 150 mm rainfall in the entire district.

According to the India Meteorological Department, heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places with isolated extremely heavy rains will continue in Junagadh. Heavy to very heavy rains are also very likely at isolated places in the districts of Surat, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi in south Gujarat, as well as the Union Territory of Daman, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and in the districts of Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir- Somnath, and the Union Territory of Diu in Saurashtra on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

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