Overview

• Ahmedabad’s fire brigade spent nine hours recovering the body of 45-year-old Manubhai Panchal after he was swept into an uncovered drainage line in Ambikanagar during heavy rains on June 25.
• A video from Surat showing a commuter riding a motorcycle through knee-deep waters has garnered over 700,000 views and fueled criticism of clogged drains and municipal mismanagement.
• Surat experienced an unprecedented downpour that broke a four-decade rainfall record and immobilized traffic across low-lying areas.
• At least 112 people, including hospital patients and students, were evacuated by emergency teams in Surat as floodwaters rose in key districts.
• The India Meteorological Department has warned of continued heavy to very heavy rain across Gujarat’s Saurashtra and South Gujarat regions through June 29.