Monsoon Updates: 9 Dead in Rain-hit Gujarat, Shah Speaks to CM Patel; Yellow Alert in Delhi

Heavy rains continued to lash parts of Gujarat inundating low-lying areas and creating a flood-like situation. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were deployed in some of the worst-affected areas in Kutch, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Navsari an official said on Saturday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel over the flood-like situation in the state and assured that Central Government and the State Government are standing with the people in this difficult time.

An Indian Air Force chopper was deployed to airlift two people left stranded near Sutrej village in Junagadh after the area was flooded due to heavy rains.

According to the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), at least nine people died in the last two days in rain-related incidents in Gujarat.

Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra over the next five days.

Latest Weather Updates

• Incessant rain in Bihar has led to a rise in the water level of the Gopalganj-Gandak River. Waterlogging was also reported in parts of Gopalganj due to torrential rain since last night.
• Flood-lying situation witnessed in low-lying areas of Gujarat due to incessant rain. Several districts in Saurashtra-Kutch and south Gujarat regions received hefty rainfall over the past 24 hours.
• Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel over the alarming situation on Sunday. “Due to the heavy rains in Gujarat, the government is fully engaged in providing all possible help to the people affected by the flood-like situation in many places. I talked to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel ji and inquired about the situation. NDRF and SDRF teams and local administration are engaged in helping people in these areas. The Central Government and the State Government are standing with the people in this difficult time,” Shah tweeted.
• At least 9 people died in rain-related incidents in the past two days in Gujarat, the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) said.
• According to the SEOC data, Visavadar taluka in Junagadh district received very heavy rainfall of 398 mm in 24 hours ending at 6 am on Saturday.
• Several villages and towns were flooded in Junagadh, Jamnagar, Kutch, Valsad, Navsari, Mehsana and Surat, officials said.
• Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next five days.
• “A fresh spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over south Peninsular India from 02nd July 2023. A cyclonic circulation lies over central parts of south Uttar Pradesh and neighbourhood in lower and middle levels,” said the met department.
• According to an IMD forecast, Delhi is likely to witness a generally cloudy sky with light rain and thundershowers till July 6.
• “A yellow alert is in place for moderate rainfall on July 5 and 6 in Delhi. Before that, most places will receive drizzle to light rain,” an official was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
• IMD predicted decades in the intensity of rainfall in East Uttar Pradesh from Sunday.
• “Heavy rainfall intensity over East UP is likely to decrease from tomorrow, July 2 into light to moderate rainfall but another heavy rainfall episode is likely to re-emerge from July 4 over the region,” the met department said.
• Heavy to very rainfall is also expected in some parts of Uttarakhand till July 5, the weather office said.
• Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall between July 3-5.
• Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal  Pradesh will also receive heavy to very rainfall over the next five days.
• Heavy rainfall has continued to wreak havoc in the Barpeta district of Assam displacing hundreds of families.

• According to a PTI report, heavy rains lashed the Palghar district of Maharashtra for the third consecutive day on Saturday. Several villages in Wada taluka were cut off from the district headquarters after some bridges were submerged.