Ankleshwar: The industrial town of Ankleshwar is under water up to the first floor.

Thousands of vehicles across the town are in the water.

Bharuch municipality has moved rescue boats. The locals said the flood situation was sudden. Water started flowing in the town on 17 September morning, but the levels increased during the night when the level of water of river Narmada went up to 42 ft.

Most of Ankleshwar town is under water up to first-floor height due to the Narmada River flood. Thousands of parked vehicles across the town in water. pic.twitter.com/K9baIuOCAI

— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) September 18, 2023

Over 100 persons were rescued in the town by NDRF, police, Bardoli municipality and local civic staff. The damage in shops and parked vehicles is huge and across the town.

The locals had to deal with whatever was available within the home when it came to food, water, and essential supplies.

The level of water started coming down slowly in the afternoon. DeshGujarat

Water level of Narmada at Bharuch which was 37.72 ft or 11.5 meters at 1 pm today is expected to go down to 10.9 meters or 35.76 ft by 7 pm today. This would be equal to the level that was yesterday at 4.00 p.m. https://t.co/H2HtCqWyHA pic.twitter.com/FAXXWfLRdy

— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) September 18, 2023