Monsoon unleashes mayhem in Gujarat, 25 dead - Heavy rain coupled with gusts

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Heavy rain coupled with gusts paralyzed four districts of north Gujarat even as at least 27 people died across the state in rain-related incidents in the 48 hours until 4pm on Tuesday.

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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been rushed to Suigam, Tharad, Lakhani and Dhanera towns and close to 1,000 people were shifted to safer locations in the district. Also, around 400 villages are without electricity after 1,005 poles got uprooted, officials said.

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Lakhani village was battered by 530 mm rainfall in 24 hours, the highest in the state. Several societies in Palanpur town were inundated and rain waters gushed into houses. Communication links were snapped in Banaskantha and Patan districts as electricity poles were uprooted due to strong winds.

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In Mount Abu, a large number of tourists was stranded as the road leading to the hill station was closed due to landslides.

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Kutch saw most towns getting over 100 mm rainfall

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The Kutch region, which also rain deficient, saw most towns getting over 100 mm rainfall. Two children were killed when the wall of a house collapsed in Bhuj, while one person was electrocuted in the town. In Rapar too, one person died of electric shock.

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