Gujarat is experiencing a weather shift for the past few days. Today, heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms have lashed parts of Kutch, Ambaji, The Dangs, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Junagadh, Devbhumi Dwarka, Amreli, Porbandar, and Bharuch.

The incessant unseasonal rains caused damage to standing crops, and two people died due to lightning strikes.

In Porbandar’s Barda, heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms were reported. Here, two people were killed due to lightning strikes in the region’s Sisli and Sodhana villages.

For the third consecutive day, Kutch witnessed heavy rains accompanied by thundershowers and strong winds. Unseasonal rains were reported in Nakhatrana, Abdasa, Bhachau, Sangnara, and other parts of Kutch.

There have been heavy rains in several parts of The Dangs. Villages, including Ahwa, in the region have received heavy rainfall. The continuous rains in The Dangs have caused extensive damage to fruit and vegetable crops. Crops like groundnut, onion, and moong, along with the much-in-demand mango crop, are feared to have been affected.

In Surendranagar, there was a sudden change in weather in the afternoon. Unseasonal rains, accompanied by thunderstorms and hail, were reported in the urban areas of Surendranagar and Wadhwan. The rains have caused damage to the lemon crop. Heavy rains, accompanied by hail, were also reported from Amreli’s Babra.

Rains were reported in Rajkot and surrounding rural areas today. Bhanvad and Khambhaliya in Devbhumi Dwarka also received heavy showers.

Thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rains were reported at the pilgrim site Ambaji in Banaskantha, while hail was also reported in some surrounding areas.