A rescue operation at Pardi Sandhpur in Valsad Surat: Intense rain-battering and floods claimed seven lives in Valsad district, even as the administration stepped up relief, sanitation and restoration work.Valsad collector Nitin Sangwan said the district administration deployed 70 teams to survey damage to homes and other properties. Dewatering operations continue in pockets where water…
2 min readAhmedabadUpdated: Jul 23, 2026 09:08 PM IST Valsad’s Umargam in South Gujarat recorded a 24-hour cumulative rainfall of 1,064 mm on Thursday. This was the third-highest daily rain ever recorded in the country after Sohra in Cherrapunji (1,563.3 mm on June 16, 1995) and Aminidivi in Lakshadweep (1,168.5 mm on May 6, 2004)….
Surat: Heavy rainfall and widespread waterlogging in Mumbai and Palghar severely disrupted rail services on the busy Ahmedabad-Mumbai corridor on Monday, forcing Western Railway to divert, reschedule or short-terminate 70 trains and cancel 16 others.The disruption was triggered by heavy waterlogging at Saphale, Kelve Road, Vasai Road and Nallasopara stations in the Mumbai division of…
