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AHMEDABAD/BHOPAL, JULY 2
Rains continued to wreak havoc in many parts of the country, including Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, with 20 more deaths reported today even as life in Mumbai returned to normal after days of chaos and destruction.
Heavy rains led to a flood-like scene in Gujarat with 14 new deaths reported and army put on alert. The state administration has evacuated over 6,000 people from low-lying areas with Bharuch, Narmada and Surat in the southern parts and Bhavnagar and Surendranagar in Saurashtra region being the worst-hit districts. All these places received over 400 mm of rains since yesterday, officials said.
"We are mobilising the army in the rural areas of Ahmedabad as several pockets of the district are still inundated even though rain has subsided since this morning," said District Collector of Ahmedabad D Thara.
Of the 14 deaths, nine were reported in Vadodara alone while four persons died in a wall collapse in Bharuch. A constable was swept away by flood waters in Botad town of Bhavnagar.
Five persons, including a woman and two boys, were killed in rain-related incidents in Betul and Jhabua districts of Madhya Pradesh as heavy downpour battered several parts of the state.
In Maharashtra, a boy was killed in a wall collapse last night in Pune even as heavy showers continued to lash the city and surrounding areas for the third consecutive day today.
However, after two days of heavy rains, life returned to normal in the country's financial capital with all transportation services back on track and business being carried as usual. (
But the weathermen have forecast spells of rain or thundershowers tomorrow in parts of the city and suburbs. Flood water receded from most parts of the city giving respite to officegoers, vegetable vendors and school children. Local suburban train services have also been restored.
However, heavy rains were reported from Kolhapur and Sangli in western Maharashtra. In Pune, rain waters gushed in several residential societies and streets were water-logged throwing vehicular traffic out of gear. The toll in rain- related incidents in the city has now gone up to 16.
The train services between Pune and Mumbai too have been partially affected. The catchment areas of various dams around Pune including Panset, Varasgaon, Temghar, Pawna and Koyna dam in Satara district recorded heavy rainfall registering a substantial rise in the water levels.
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