Red alert in parts of Gujarat for 48 hours; extremely heavy rains to continue

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has been experiencing heavy downpours since Thursday, with over 20 inches of rain in the Saurashtra region. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted more heavy rain over the next five days, until July 22nd, and has issued red and orange alerts for some districts.

For the next 24 hours, a red alert is in place for Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Dwarka, and Gir Somnath, as extremely heavy rainfall is forecasted.

Additionally, very heavy rain is predicted for Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Dang, Tapi, Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Botad, Kutch, and Diu, and these places are under orange alert.

On July 20th, a red alert has been announced for Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, with warnings of extremely heavy rains. Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Dwarka, and Gir Somnath are under orange alert and may experience very heavy rain.

On July 21st, heavy to isolated extremely heavy falls are likely in Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Bharuch, Dang, Tapi, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Gir Somnath, which is why these areas are under orange alert.

On July 22nd, an orange alert is in place with warnings of very heavy to extremely heavy downpours in Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Botad, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Vadodara, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Junagadh, and Diu.

On July 22nd, heavy to very heavy rains are likely in isolated places in districts such as Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Bhavnagar, and Botad, which is why these areas are under orange alert.

Apart from these areas, light to moderate rain is expected across the state, with some districts experiencing isolated heavy rainfall; these districts are marked with a yellow alert. DeshGujarat