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Four die after building collapsed due to rain in Junagadh district

Four dead and several trapped as a two-storey building collapsed in Junagadh, Gujarat, due to floods. Incessant rains caused extensive damage in Junagadh, Porbandar and Gir Somnath districts. Several villages remained cut off due to the floods and people were shifted from low-lying areas.

The Hindu · Jul 24, 2023

Heavy burst of rain turns streets into rivers in Gujarat’s Junagadh; cars and cattle swept away

Heavy rain in Gujarat's south and Saurashtra regions caused a flood-like situation in urban areas and isolated villages. Two drowned and two were swept away in a swollen drain, and 250 were evacuated. Vehicles were damaged and cattle were swept away in Junagadh. IMD issued a red alert for 8…

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

North Andhra will be developed on the lines of Saurashtra in Gujarat if BJP is voted to power, says BJP’s G.V.L. Narasimha Rao

Both YSR Congress Party and Telugu Desam Party have ignored the development of the North Andhra region in spite of getting funds from the Union government, says G.V.L. Narasimha Rao

The Hindu · Jun 20, 2023

Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ | 21,000 shifted to safer places from Gujarat coast

Cyclone Biparjoy, which is likely to make landfall near Jakhau port in Kutch district on June 15, 2023, holds “extensive damaging potential” for the coastal districts of Saurashtra and Kutch.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Cyclone Biparjoy: IMD issues Orange alert for Saurashtra, Kutch coasts in Gujarat

The IMD has been providing regular updates about the cyclonic storm that is gushing through the Arabian sea. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 13, 2023

Railways gears up to tackle Cyclone Biparjoy, several trains cancelled in Gujarat

To tackle cyclone Biparjoy, several trains have been cancelled and short-terminated as a precautionary measure in view of safety of passengers and train operations

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

Cyclone Biparjoy: 'Storm surge' warning for some Gujarat districts during landfall

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Saurashtra and Kutch coasts in Gujarat in view of the extremely severe cyclonic storm "Biparjoy" over the east-central and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 12, 2023

Cyclone Biparjoy: High tides strongly hit Gujarat coast, IMD issues orange alert for Kutch, Saurashtra

Amidst the cyclone warnings issued, officials at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla started shifting people in the low-lying areas to shelters in Gandhidham. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 12, 2023

Cyclone Biparjoy intensifies into 'very severe' cyclonic storm

The extremely severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy moved north-northeastwards with a speed of eight kilometres per hour during the past six hours, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 11, 2023

Cyclone Biparjoy set to hit Kutch; Gujarat begins preparations

The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ intensified into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm” and is likely to cross Saurashtra-Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts around the afternoon of June 15

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023