Unseasonal rains and hailstorms battered Gujarat on Sunday, killing at least 14 persons and more than 50 animals. There was large scale damage to standing crops in as many as 220 talukas. The State also reported multiple lightning strikes.
According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), three deaths were reported in Dahod district, two in Bharuch, and one each in Amreli, Surendranagar, Mehsana, Botad, Panchamahals, Kheda, Sabarkantha, Surat, and Ahmedabad as of Sunday evening.
The state government said that 220 out of 251 talukas received substantial rainfall, disrupting normal life and causing significant damage to crops.