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heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rains in Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and Surat during the next five days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, meanwhile, on Monday assured Gujarat of all possible help from the Centre.
On the other hand, as many as 83 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra between June 1 and July 10, the state disaster management authority said in a report on Monday. The report said 164 animals, too, have perished during the same period in rain-related incidents.
The weather department on Monday issued ‘red alert’ in seven districts of Maharashtra for heavy rains. The warning for ‘heavy to extremely heavy rains’ was issued in Palghar, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Nashik, Pune, Kolhapur and Gadchiroli.
While Mumbai received heavy downpour for four straight days last week, it has been witnessing light to moderate rainfall.
In other news, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai will be touring touring the worst rain hit districts of Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Udupi and Uttara Kannada from Tuesday.
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