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SURAT: Heavy rain killed four people and paralyzed train movements on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai route apart from flooding low-lying areas and snapping electricity in several districts of south Gujarat on Monday. Normal life was affected in Vadodara city which was lashed by 100 mm rainfall in just two hours beginning noon. The first rain exposed the shoddy road work as several vehicles, including that of mayor, got stuck in potholes.Jayanta Sarkar, regional director, IMD, said due to cyclonic circulation over north Konkan and adjoining south Gujarat areas, parts of southern Gujarat and coastal Saurashtra will receive heavy to very heavy rains in the next two days. Holiday was declared in all schools and educational institutes in the area. Several areas were waterlogged and strong winds uprooted at least 35 trees..