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In rain-hit Gujarat, at least seven people lost their lives over the last 24 hours as continued downpour in parts of south and central Gujarat districts led to flood-like situation in many areas while over 9,000 people were relocated and 468 were rescued. A total of 63 people have died in rain-related incidents since June 1 in Gujarat.
In south Gujarat, Dang, Navsari, Tapi, and Valsad districts were affected while the rain-hit districts in Central Gujarat are Panchmahal, Chhota Udepur, and Kheda. The Met department has issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rains in Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and Surat during the next five days.
On the other hand, as many as 83 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra between June 1 and July 10, the state disaster management authority said in a report on Monday. The report said 164 animals, too, have perished during the same period in rain-related incidents.
The weather department on Monday issued ‘red alert’ in seven districts of Maharashtra for heavy rains. The warning for ‘heavy to extremely heavy rains’ was issued in Palghar, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Nashik, Pune, Kolhapur and Gadchiroli.
In other news, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai will be touring touring the worst rain hit districts of Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Udupi and Uttara Kannada from Tuesday.
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