The rains were being caused due to a cyclonic circulation lying over northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Saurashtra and Kutch regions.
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Unseasonal rain triggered by western disturbance pounded almost all parts of Gujarat on Sunday, with the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) registering 20 deaths till 11 pm
As many as 20 people lost their lives in lightning strikes amid unseasonal rains in Gujarat since early Sunday, officials said.
Unseasonal rain triggered by western disturbance pounded almost all parts of Gujarat on Sunday, with the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) registering 20 deaths till 11 pm. Lightning strikes killed cattle and sheep in some places as well, officials said.
Director of IMD’s meteorological centre in Ahmedabad, Manorama Mohanty, said rainfall forecast was for Sunday only, adding that it will abate by Monday and remain concentrated in some parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra districts.
The rains were being caused due to a cyclonic circulation lying over northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Saurashtra and Kutch regions, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Apart from light rains forecast for Monday in some parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra districts, the state is expected to experience dry weather from Tuesday onwards, as per IMD.
Source: News18