Gujarat floods: Toll rises to 119; 500 paramedics deployed for rescue op

27 July 2017 4:11 PM IST

Officials fear more deaths in the interiors, which have remained under water for three days.

A view of a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
More than 53,000 people were relocated while over 3,000 stranded in far-flung villages and towns were rescued by the NationalDisaster Response Force
Indian Air Force and Army intensified rescue operations, mobilising a dozen choppers and motorboats to reach interior villages where thousands of people are still stranded.
A cyclist wades through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
A waterlogged house after heavy monsoon rains in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Power supply in 778 villages in Banaskantha and Patan districts, disrupted by torrential rains and heavy flooding, was being restored by the government's energy department.

A view of a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Officials fear more deaths in the interiors, which have remained under water for three days.