45 dead after heavy rains in India's Gujarat


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) At least 45 people have died, mostly in house collapses and drowning, amid heavy rains in India's western Gujarat
state over the past two days, dpa cited officials as saying Thursday.

The southern Saurashtra region was worst hit with most of the deaths
reported from Amreli district, an official at the Gujarat State
Disaster Management Authority said.

At least two districts in southern Gujarat - Amreli and Rajkot - and
the Gir National Park, sole home of the Asiatic lion, were facing
floods, the official said.


Saudi Press Agency

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