Heavy Rain in Surat: The torrential rains in Surat, Gujarat have broken the record of 85 years. The water is falling so heavily that half the city has been submerged. In which 9 people have died.
After Mumbai, now it is raining heavily in Surat, Gujarat. More than half of the city has been submerged due to continuous torrential water fall in the last 36 hours. From home to office to school and hospital, there is a flood. People’s life has been badly affected. Helplessly, people have had to leave their homes. However, on the orders of the state government, the Army and NDRF have taken charge. But the pictures of the devastation that have emerged are extremely scary.
In fact, rain has been going on in Surat city and many surrounding villages for the last one and a half days. About 20 inches of rain has fallen so far. It is being told that this rain recorded in July 1941 has broken the 85 year old record. The situation is that all the colonies in the low lying areas have drowned in this deluge. Many people went to the upper floor and spent the night.
Looking at the pictures of the flood in Surat, it seems as if the entire city is situated in the sea. Due to the floods in the city, one floor of many shopping malls in the city has been submerged in water. Let us tell you that this rain has stopped the pace of Surat. There has been loss worth crores of rupees due to water logging in many shops.
The people of the city say that they have never seen such terrible rain in their lifetime. He says that this is the havoc of nature in the form of rain which is wreaking havoc on the entire city. Hundreds of cars were seen drowning like toys in this flood.
Rain has created havoc in Surat. The videos that are coming out are very scary, how people are sadly leaving their homes after picking up their children and essential belongings and looking for a safe place. There is no area of the city left which is not filled with water.
Let us tell you that till now 9 people have died in Surat due to this rain. The rescue team has evacuated more than 4 thousand people from the flooded area and taken them to a safe place. The administration and the weather department have asked people to come out of their homes only when absolutely necessary.