Rajkot: Normal life continued to be affected even as rains slowed down in many parts of Saurashtra region on Wednesday as the number of village remained inundated in water and road cut off from the highways.Though the rains continued at slow pace in most parts of Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Jamnagar, water was yet to recede in many rivers that were following either above danger mark of close to it. On Wednesday sporadic rains were also recorded in Kutch district for the first time this season.Two kids aged 4 and 5 years drowned in a drainage water in Keria Nagas village five kilometers from Amreli town. The deceased were identified as Sahil Devipujak (4) and Kartik Devipujak (5), both cousins. Their dead bodies were found later in the day by locals.Four people got stuck in the strong flow of water in Chorvad village of Mangrol taluka in Junagadh. They were rescued by villagers swimmers before the team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) arrived.Roads of 10 villages in Gir Somnath district including those in Delvada, Ahemadpur Mandvi, Vasod, Sutrapada and Dhamnej are closed due to excessive damage and waterlogging.Nearly 50 people were trapped in Vitthalpur village of Kodinar taluka but were rescued by NDRF team. Four team of NDRF have been deployed in Gir Somnath district and one more team is expected to arrive from Vadodara on Thursday.The railway track at Kanalus railway station in Jamnagar was restored on Wednesday after it was washed out by heavy rains on Tuesday. Rail traffic was restored at Kanalus station and all trains were running on track as per their schedule, officials of Rajkot railway division said on Wednesday.According to sources, ceiling of a house in Khandher village of Una taluka collapsed on Wednesday noon injuring five persons. NDRF team shifted them to hospital using a boat as the village was marooned in rain water.In order to enable the elected representatives and ministers to oversee the rescue and relief work in their respective regions, chief minister Vijay Rupani cancelled the weekly Cabinet meeting scheduled today. Rupani had on Tuesday visited Gir Somnath district, which is one of the worst affected districts in Saurashtra region.Government officials said that ministers Kunvarji Bavaliya and Jayesh Radadiya were camping in the Gir Somnath and Junagadh districts respectively and were taking stock of the situation besides overlooking the rescue operations.Talking to reporters, Radadiya said that around 200 people were shifted to safer places in Junagadh district.

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