NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JUNE 15
The southwest monsoon further advanced to parts of Gujarat and adjoining Union Territory of Diu, bringing moderate to heavy rains in several areas on Monday.
The monsoon has covered all districts of south Gujarat, Saurashtra region, Diu, and some districts of north Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Kheda, Anand, Panchamahal, Dahod and part of Kutch district till Kandla, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated in a release.
ગીરના તુલસીશ્યામ સહિતનાં બોર્ડરનાં ગામોમાં વરસાદ,
ગીરગઢડા તાલુકાનાં ગામોમાં વરસાદ,#rain pic.twitter.com/9XoqfnEESH
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) June 15, 2020
The advancing monsoon brought considerable rainfall in the Saurashtra region since Monday morning.
Meanwhile, three persons, including two fishermen, were killed in the day, after they were hit by lightning in Gir-Somnath district.
As per the IMD, light to moderate rainfall would occur at several places across the state, mainly in Saurashtra and south Gujarat region, during the next two days.
ભાવનગર જિલ્લાના તળાજા પંથકમાં વરસાદી માહોલ,
તળાજા અને આસપાસના ગ્રામ્ય વિસ્તારોમાં વરસાદી માહોલ,
ભારે પવન સાથે વરસાદનું આગમન,
તળાજાના દાઠા, કુઢેલી પાવઠી,ઉચડી, પાદરી સહિતના પંથકમાં વરસાદી માહોલ#BHAVNAGAR #rain #weather pic.twitter.com/Vls5KMeddy
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) June 15, 2020
The Met department has also predicted, “heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in Saurashtra and south Gujarat region on June 18 and 19”.
On Monday, between 6 am till 6 pm, several parts of Saurashtra and some parts of south Gujarat region received moderate to heavy rains.
Lilia taluka of Amreli recorded 74 mm of rains, followed by Dharampur in Valsad (62 mm), Amreli in Amreli district (50 mm), Kodinar in Gir Somnath (48 mm), Bhesan in Junagadh (36 mm), Khambha in Amreli (34 mm) and Mahuva in Surat district (31 mm).
અમરેલી જિલ્લાના રાજુલા તાલુકો સાવરકુંડલા અને ખાંભાના શાળાના ગામોના વિસ્તારમાં વરસાદ#AMRELI #rain pic.twitter.com/UMlrXKtp0H
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) June 15, 2020
Officials said lightning hit two fishermen when they were catching fish in a pond in Senjalia village in Una taluka of Gir-Somnath district. Another deceased was a woman working in a field in Itavaya village of Gir-Gadhda taluka. Two others were injured in the incident, they said.
