A total of nine people died in rain-related incidents, including wall collapses and drownings, in different parts of the state on Tuesday, an official statement said. (Photo: PTI)
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed concern over the flood situation in Gujarat and urged the government to take all necessary measures to reduce the impact of this natural calamity.
Rain-related incidents claimed nine more lives in Gujarat, taking the death toll to 16 in two days, while another 8,500 people were relocated and rescued from flood-affected areas as rains continued to lash parts of the state for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said.
In a post on X, Kharge said: “The flood situation in Gujarat is extremely worrying as several people have lost their lives and are missing. Our deepest condolences go to the families of those who have lost their loved ones. Our thoughts are with the affected people, who need urgent food and medical assistance.”
The flood situation in Gujarat is extremely worrying as several people have lost their lives and are missing.Our deepest condolences go out to the families of those who have lost their loved ones. Our thoughts are with the affected people, who urgently need food and medicine…
—Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 28, 2024
“We request the central government to ensure more teams of NDRF and SDRF. We are proud of our Armed Forces and Coast Guard, which are carrying out rescue work. Congress leaders and workers should coordinate all possible relief efforts in this hour of tragedy,” said Kharge, who is also the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
Gandhi said the flood situation in Gujarat is becoming more serious day by day.
“I express my deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and whose properties have been damaged in this calamity. I hope that the injured recover soon,” the former Congress chief said.
The flood situation in Gujarat is becoming more serious by the day.I express my deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and whose properties have been damaged in this disaster. I hope for the speedy recovery of the injured.
There is a call to all Congress workers to…
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 28, 2024
“All Congress workers are called upon to provide all possible assistance to the affected people and to the administration in the relief and rescue efforts,” he said.
The government is expected to take all necessary measures to reduce the impact of this calamity so that the affected people can move towards reconstruction and rehabilitation at the earliest, Gandhi said in his Hindi post on the 10th.
Authorities are carrying out relief and rescue operations involving the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), its state counterpart SDRF, the Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Coast Guard, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to take stock of the situation and assure the Centre’s support in the crisis.
A total of nine people died in rain-related incidents, including wall collapses and drownings, in different parts of the state on Tuesday, according to an official statement.
On Monday, seven people were killed in similar incidents in the state.
A total of 169 people, mostly from Kheda and Morbi districts, were rescued on Tuesday, officials said. Another 8,460 were evacuated and shifted to safer places, it added.
Among them were around 3,000 people from Navsari and around 1,000 each from Vadodara and Kheda, bringing the total number of people evacuated in two days (Monday and Tuesday).
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First published: August 28, 2024 | 14:23 IS
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