According to Ahmedabad collector Rajkumar Beniwal, three people died in Detroj town in the district after a house collapsed late last night due to heavy rains.
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Many parts of Banaskantha district were cut off from the mainland and power supply was disrupted in many areas also.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were deployed into service in the worst affected Banaskantha and Kutch districts.
Another four people died in Kutch district after several houses collapsed, while more than 1,000 people there have been relocated to higher ground, reported local official M S Patel. We are also preparing food and water packets for the victims, ‘ he said adding the state machinery was keeping a close watch on the situation and the in-charge secretaries have been asked to remain in the affected districts. Also, around 400 villages are without electricity after 1,005 poles got uprooted, officials said. Two people died in Patan and Surat districts, while one death each was reported in Navsari and Himmatnagar. Bhachau (301 mm), Anjar (234 mm) and Rapar (233 mm) of Kutch received good rain fall on Tuesday, it said. Lakhani village was battered by 530 mm rainfall in 24 hours, the highest in the state. The border district of Kutch has been facing drought-like situation in last two years. Road traffic was disrupted in Banaskantha in north Gujarat and some other places connecting the state to Rajasthan, the officials said.
Heavy downpour since the last two days, triggered by deep depression over north Gujarat and Kutch regions, has thrown life out of gear and has so far claimed 22 lives in rain-related incidents.
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Banaskantha became the worst hit district as relentless rain caused a flood-like situation, especially in towns bordering Rajasthan, the epicenter of deep depression that is bringing rainfall in Gujarat.
