- The roads in Navsari are flooded. Reports say weekend traffic has been affected. Visuals from Junagadh show water overflowing towards a residential area from what appears to be a river.
- Several cars are seen being swept away by the strong currents of the overflowing water in Junagadh. Dwarka, Bhawnagar and Bharuch districts received very heavy rainfall from 8.30 am to 4 pm today.
- The state emergency operation centre in Gandhinagar reported Navsari received the highest amount of rainfall at 303 mm, while Junagadh received 219 mm rainfall.
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) tweeted "very heavy rainfall" is expected in Saurashtra and Kutch region on July 24.
- The IMD said the "very heavy rain" would likely lead to "localised flooding" and asked people to avoid going to areas prone to water-accumulation and to stay away from vulnerable structures.
- The IMD also tweeted Gujarat region can expect heavy to very heavy rainfall on July 23 and 24.
- The weather office said Gujarat is likely to get heavy to very heavy rainfall between 115 mm to 204 mm.
- The IMD has also forecast heavy rain in neighbouring Maharashtra. Twenty-six people have died in a landslide at Irshalwadi hamlet in Maharashtra's Raigad district.
- Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other government agencies are looking for survivors and clearing debris at the landslide site, located in a hilly terrain, as the operation entered its third day today.
- The landslide-hit village, overlooked by Irshalgad fort, a popular trekking destination, does not have a paved road, due to which bulldozers and excavators could not be easily moved.
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