Over 38,600 moved to safer locations in Gujarat 'Heavy Rains'

More than 38,600 people have been moved to safer locations and over 5,500 stranded residents rescued as Gujarat continues large-scale relief and rescue operations in response to widespread heavy rainfall, with emergency teams, the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Coast Guard deployed across the state’s worst-affected districts.

According to the State Emergency



Operations Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar, 38,653 people have been evacuated to safer places during the monsoon season so far, while 5,547 people have been successfully rescued from flood-affected areas.

The state government has deployed 49 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) across Gujarat to respond to emergencies.