Army deployed for rescue ops as Gujarat continues to receive heavy rain
In the same 24-hour period ending 8.30am Thursday, Kaprada received 794mm, Dharampur 562mm, Vapi 550.4mm, Pardi 514mm, Nanipalson 460mm and Valsad 392mm rain, according to IMD.Heavy rain continued after the record spell. Umergam received another 434mm, or 17.09 inches, in the 24 hours ending 6am on Friday, according to the State Emergency Operations Centre.The rainfall was widespread across the Valsad district. Between 6am and 4pm on Thursday, Umergam received 350mm, Pardi 285mm, Valsad 255mm, Nanapondha 255mm, Dharampur 228 mm, Kaprada 211 mm and Vapi 193mm.The rainfall pushed Valsad’s seasonal total to 2,149 mm, or 84.61 inches, by Friday morning, equivalent to 90.25% of its seasonal average of 2,381mm.
- ▪In the same 24-hour period ending 8.30am Thursday, Kaprada received 794mm, Dharampur 562mm, Vapi 550.4mm, Pardi 514mm, Nanipalson 460mm and Valsad 392mm rain, according to IMD.Heavy rain continued after the record spell.
- ▪Umergam received another 434mm, or 17.09 inches, in the 24 hours ending 6am on Friday, according to the State Emergency Operations Centre.The rainfall was widespread across the Valsad district.
- ▪Between 6am and 4pm on Thursday, Umergam received 350mm, Pardi 285mm, Valsad 255mm, Nanapondha 255mm, Dharampur 228 mm, Kaprada 211 mm and Vapi 193mm.The rainfall pushed Valsad’s seasonal total to 2,149 mm, or 84.61 inches, by Friday mornin
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HomeNextArmy deployed for rescue ops as Gujarat continues to receive heavy rainThe Army deployed relief and rescue columns, including engineer and medical teams, in Valsad, Navsari, Silvassa and AhmedabadPublished on: Jul 24, 2026, 16:38:32 ISTBy HT CorrespondentPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Umergam in Gujarat’s Valsad district recorded 1,064 mm, or nearly 42 inches, of rain in 24 hours ending 8.30am on Thursday, the third-highest ever recorded in India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said even as floods and heavy rainfall have forced the evacuation of 38,653 people to safer places across the state. As many as 12,554 people were shifted and 1,826 rescued in Valsad, the state government said.A submerged structure in a flood-affected area in Gujarat’s Navsari.
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