Rain fury batters coastal Saurashtra, hundreds stranded

Rajkot | Tuesday | 17th July, 2018

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One person also drowned in a drain in Longdi village of Mahuva taluka. Amreli collector Oak Ayush Sanjeev told TOI: “Due to high tide in sea, the rain water is not receding. These talukas are Gir-Gadhada, Una, Jafrabad, Rajula, Mahuva and Talaja talukas where heavy rain coupled with high tide in the sea kept people on the edge.The three districts have been receiving rainfall for the last seven days. Around 35 people were trapped in Dharabandar village of Jafrabad. Around 10 villages were completely cut off due to heavy flooding..