Rajkot: Coastal Saurashtra reeled under heavy wet spell as torrential rains pounded Porbandar, Amreli and Gir-Somnath districts since Thursday night, forcing closure of several state highways and internal roads.The Rajkot-Bhavnagar highway was closed following heavy waterlogging between Randhola and Limda villages near Dhasa, leaving several vehicles stranded. Vehicular movement on Porbandar-Dwarkar coastal highway was also badly hit as portions of the road were washed away at many places, sources said.Nearly 300 people from 30 villages were shifted to safer locations after flash floods in Randhola river in Lathi taluka. A bike was swept away near Damnagar, but the rider was rescued.Normal life was thrown out of gear in Veraval and Sutrapada that were lashed by over 100 mm rainfall respectively in just around three hours. All the major roads and lanes in Veraval were heavily waterlogged, leaving commuters harried. People had to wade through knee-deep waters in the towns and rain water gushed into several houses.Several roads in Amreli district were also closed following heavy rains. Some of the roads closed were Liliya-Amreli, Vadia-Kukavav, Khambha-Rajula, Khambha-Chalala and Khambha-Kundla. While Amreli town received 3.5 inches rainfall, other towns like Babra, Bagasar, Dhari, Khambha, Dhari, Liliya, Lathi, Savarkundla and Rajula also got significant rain.A state transport bus going from Gariyadhar to Savarkundla got stranded on a causeway. The bus had eight people, including the driver and conductor.The Gariyadhar-Bhavnagar state highway was also closed after the rain waters swelled on the road near Parvadi village.Situation was grim in Keriya Chad vilage near Amreli was rain waters flooded nearly 200 houses. The authorities are trying to establish contact with the village. In Gir-Somnath too, Nagadiya village witnessed heavy flooding due to swelling waters of river Shahi.

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