The arrival of rains was being awaited due to unbearable heat and gusty winds for the last few days. Then the monsoon arrived in Gujarat with a bang. It has been raining in the state for the last three to four days, with heavy rains falling in many areas including Saurashtra and South Gujarat. Heavy rains lashed 227 talukas in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. The highest rainfall was recorded in Barwala of Botad with 7 inches and in Sayla of Surendranagar with 6.3 inches. While 44 talukas of the state received 1 to 6 inches of rain, 151 talukas received less than 1 inch of rain. Then, due to lightning, storms and some other reasons, as many as 18 citizens have died in the state in the last two days. In addition, due to heavy rains, 12 teams of the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) have been deployed in various districts while the State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) team has been deployed in 20 districts. Meanwhile, a red alert has been issued for heavy rains in 8 districts including Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Red Alert: Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Morbi, Botad, Bhavnagar, Anand, Bharuch, Surat, Junagadh, Porbandar. Orange Alert: Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Vadodara, Tapi, Surat, Valsad, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Dwarka, Amreli, Gir Somnath, Amreli. Yellow alert: Mahisagar, Dahod, Panchmahal, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Dang.
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