Rajkot: Even as the week-long incessant downpour abated in coastal districts of Saurashtra, situation remained grim in many parts as three people died while a number of inundated villages remained cut-off on Tuesday.There was some relief from rain in worst-hit Gir-Somnath, Bhavnagar and Amreli districts but Rajkot city and district, Jamnagar and Junagadh were pounded by torrential rainfall that affected normal life.Around 17 villages of Sutrapada taluka of Gir-Somnath district remained cut off while Vasoj village of Una taluka virtually turned into an island with nearly 4,000 residents trapped. Teams of district administration and NDRF are trying to rescue these people.Nineteen-year-old Devendra Chavda drowned after his bike was swept away in the swirling river water over a bridge in Bhupgadh village, 40km from Rajkot. His body was found about one kilometre away. In Upleta, a 45-year-old housewife Jyotsna Zalavadia was electrocuted when she accidentally came in contact with a iron road that was touching an electricity wire.Following continuous downpour, 80 residents of Vasavad village of Gondal taluka were shifted to a school as water level in Vasavadi river rose dangerously.The Gondal-Bagasara road which further leads to Diu remained closed due to massive potholes on the causeway.Officials said that at least 3,500 people across the rain-hit districts in the state were moved to safer locations.In Vadodara district, seven-year-old Sandeep Rathod was swept away in the turbulent Mini river that he tried to cross on way back home from the school near Angadh village on Monday. Rathod’s body was found on Tuesday.Schools and colleges in Rajkot, Gir-Somnath and Amreli districts remained closed.Rain waters damaged the railway tracks at Kanalus station near Jamnagar, disrupting the movement between Okha and Jamnagar. Saurashtra Mail was short-terminated at Khambhalia and five buses were arranged to take passengers to Jamnagar. This train left three hours late from Jamnagar to Mumbai Central.

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