Flood-Like Situation In Gujarat's Surat After Heavy Rains, Several Vehicles Submerged (VIDEOS)

Surat: Heavy rains lashed Gujarat's Surat throwing normal life out of gear on Monday. Waterlogging led to traffic disruption in several areas of the city. Several videos of flood-like situation in parts of the city surfaced online.

Flood water even entered apartments on the ground floor. Several vehicles were even submerged in the water. Netizens are comparing the current situation with the 2006 floods in the city.

Flood-Like Situation In Surat:

Surat, Gujarat: Heavy rainfall in the city causes waterlogging and disrupts road traffic in Dabholi area pic.twitter.com/7CWvtTnzbj

— IANS (@ians_india) June 23, 2025

Schools in Surat have declared a holiday amid the flood-like situation in the city. Among the worst affected area of the city are - Dabholi and Varachha. Several videos of waterlogging surfaced online, showing the plight of the locals.

Gujarat: Heavy rainfall in the Varachha area of Surat leads to severe waterlogging pic.twitter.com/9ZCLonvAoC

— IANS (@ians_india) June 23, 2025

On Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy rainfall in Gujarat. Thunderstorms, lightning, and isolated heavy rainfall are expected to continue in Gujarat.

Haven't seen this in Surat since the 2006 floods pic.twitter.com/mSHlUlZzau

— Dr. Rutvik Dabhi (@iamdrutvik) June 23, 2025

Meanwhile, in the Valsad district of the state, a van was reportedly swept away by the turbulent Kharela River.

As per the IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places with extremely heavy falls recorded at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat Region. Meanwhile, extremely heavy rainfall (>20 cm/24 hours) took place at isolated places over Gujarat State on June 22.

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