Medical Representative washed away with car from flooded causeway on river Dev in Central Gujarat

Vadodara: A 36 year old man is feared dead as his car was washed away from a flooded causeway on river Dev in Vyara village of Vaghodia taluka of Vadodara district in central Gujarat.

Earlier three people were saved from another car that was washed away from another flooded causeway on river Ashwin in Gadh Boriyad area under Naswadi taluka of Chhota Udepur district.

Police said that Chetan P Thakkar, a medical representative by profession was going to Vyara from Vadodara in his Kwid car bearing registration number GJ 06 LE 8759 along with medicine samples. His car was washed away when he tried to cross the flooded causeway on river Dev. NDRF and police were trying to trace him but he or his vehicle has not yet been found.

Notably, due to heavy to very heavy rain in parts of central Gujarat several rivers have surged while many dams including Kadana, Vanakbori, Panam, Karad etc have overflown.

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