Gujarat will not be unfamiliar with rain-related calamities however massive rainstorms should not anticipated within the state throughout winter months.

Twenty-four folks have died by lightning strikes and about 23 injured in rain-related incidents within the western Indian state of Gujarat over the previous two days, authorities officers say, with rains persevering with on Monday morning.

The state was hit by heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and hailstorms on Sunday and Monday, with some locations receiving as much as 144mm (5.7 inches) of rain within the 24 hours ending Monday morning, in line with state authorities information.

The rains brought on harm to homes and lack of cattle throughout the state. At least 40 animals have been additionally killed.

“We will begin a survey soon to assess the loss suffered,” Gujarat Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel stated on Monday, including that compensation might be paid to victims on the premise of the survey’s outcomes.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rainfall to proceed in components of the state on Monday.

Federal Home Minister Amit Shah, who together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails from Gujarat, stated he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths, in a publish on social media platform X.

Gujarat will not be unfamiliar with rain-related calamities, however such massive rainstorms should not anticipated within the state throughout winter months, and fierce downpours caught many off guard.

In August 2020, 14 folks died within the state over simply two days in varied incidents associated to heavy rains and flooding. A 12 months beforehand, in August 2019, 31 folks died within the state in rain-related incidents.

While flash floods and lightning kill dozens of individuals in India annually, scientists warn that rising international temperatures are unleashing a cascade of utmost climate occasions.