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Business Recorder
06-05-2025
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At least 14 dead due to heavy rain in India's Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: At least 14 people died and 16 others were injured in the past two days as heavy pre-monsoon showers lashed India's western state of Gujarat, state officials said on Tuesday. Television visuals showed fallen trees and damaged crops as heavy lightning and thunderstorms impacted several districts. The unseasonal rain across most of the state was driven by a cyclonic circulation in the neighbouring parts of Pakistan and India's Rajasthan state, according to India's Meteorological Department. The weather forecaster has forecast more rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds across Gujarat until Thursday. Four dead, one injured as heavy rains and gusty winds batter Indian capital Local officials told Reuters that 14 people were killed and 16 injured so far. 'We are awaiting reports on crop damage,' said Anju Sharma, secretary of the state's agriculture department. Gujarat is a major producer of cotton, cumin and rice. 'District administrations will assess the losses and send us their reports today.' Last month, unseasonable heavy rain across eastern and central India and parts of Nepal killed more than 100 people.
Straits Times
06-05-2025
- Climate
- Straits Times
At least 14 dead due to heavy rain in India's Gujarat
At least 14 dead due to heavy rain in India's Gujarat AHMEDABAD - At least 14 people died and 16 others were injured in the past two days as heavy pre-monsoon showers lashed India's western state of Gujarat, state officials said on Tuesday. Television visuals showed fallen trees and damaged crops as heavy lightning and thunderstorms impacted several districts. The unseasonal rain across most of the state was driven by a cyclonic circulation in the neighbouring parts of Pakistan and India's Rajasthan state, according to India's Meteorological Department. The weather forecaster has forecast more rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds across Gujarat until Thursday. Local officials told Reuters that 14 people were killed and 16 injured so far. "We are awaiting reports on crop damage," said Anju Sharma, secretary of the state's agriculture department. Gujarat is a major producer of cotton, cumin and rice. "District administrations will assess the losses and send us their reports today." Last month, unseasonable heavy rain across eastern and central India and parts of Nepal killed more than 100 people. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Reuters
06-05-2025
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- Reuters
At least 14 dead due to heavy rain in India's Gujarat
AHMEDABAD, May 6 (Reuters) - At least 14 people died and 16 others were injured in the past two days as heavy pre-monsoon showers lashed India's western state of Gujarat, state officials said on Tuesday. Television visuals showed fallen trees and damaged crops as heavy lightning and thunderstorms impacted several districts. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here. The unseasonal rain across most of the state was driven by a cyclonic circulation in the neighbouring parts of Pakistan and India's Rajasthan state, according to India's Meteorological Department. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Report This Ad The weather forecaster has forecast more rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds across Gujarat until Thursday. Local officials told Reuters that 14 people were killed and 16 injured so far. "We are awaiting reports on crop damage," said Anju Sharma, secretary of the state's agriculture department. Gujarat is a major producer of cotton, cumin and rice. "District administrations will assess the losses and send us their reports today." Last month, unseasonable heavy rain across eastern and central India and parts of Nepal killed more than 100 people.
