Rains pound Bhavnagar, Jesar lashed by 231mm

Rajkot | Monday | 16th July, 2018

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Rajkot: Heavy rains threw normal life out of gear in Junagadh and Bhavnagar district on Sunday. In Sendarada village of Jesar taluka in Bhavnagar district, six persons were rescued after two houses collapsed on them. In Bhavnagar town, people had to wade through knee-deep water.Surat recorded 86mm of rainfall until 6pm, Manohar Patil, 26, was struck dead by lightning in Limbayat on Sunday. Farmers of Balagam and Bamanasa villages of Keshod taluka suffered heavy losses after flood waters washed away their farms,” said the official. While the monsoon made its maiden entry in Bhavnagar city, Ojat river in Junagadh caused flash floods in low-lying villages of the district.A man was electrocuted in Kardej village of Bhavnagar taluka on Sunday afternoon..