Hoardings fell in some places, goat and buffalo died due to lightning in two places; Flooding on the highway in Lunawada has caused havoc to drivers Hoardings fell in some places, goat and buffalo died due to lightning in two places; Water-logged highways in Lunawada cause havoc for drivers

Due to cyclonic circulation and Western Disturbance, rains are lashing many districts of the state. Then last night there was a change in the atmosphere in Mahisagar district and winds started blowing. Then on Sunday morning, there was sudden heavy thunder and heavy rain with wind. So, due to rain, some areas of the district have also suffered damage due to rain. Folding boards are broken at different places. So trees have fallen in some places and lightning has also struck in two different places. In which a goat and a buffalo tied up near the house have been killed by lightning. So the ST bus full of passengers from Santrampur to Ahmedabad also landed on the side of the road. Thus, heavy thunder and windy rains have caused damage in the district today.

Some parts of the district received torrential rains with heavy thunder since early morning on Sunday, particularly district headquarters Lunawada received two inches of rain while Balasinore received two and a half inches of rain. So 7 MM of rain has been recorded in Virpur and 2 MM in Khanpur. Amidst the heat and heavy rains, the weather has cooled down, but on the other hand, the stormy rains have also created havoc and damage has also been reported at some places. In which a buffalo and a goat tied up in the courtyard of a house have died due to lightning in Dakharia village of Balasinore taluk.

Toting direction indicator boards (hoardings) collapsed near Kadachlan village of Lunawada taluk. The primary finding is that the incident took place during rains with heavy winds. So the road from Lunawada to Ahmedabad was closed near Kadachla for some time due to the collapse of this board, so the drivers were forced to take another road, then the Santarampur Ahmedabad bus passing through there at that time, the driver of the bus changed its route due to the road closure and went to Lakdipoyda. The bus landed on the side of the road. About 10 passengers including the driver conductor were traveling in the bus. Fortunately, a major tragedy was averted. So the highway was closed for a while. It was removed from the board road with the help of JCB and restarted the highway. On the other hand, there was an incident of lightning on a tree near a residential house in Lawana village of Khanpur taluka. Fortunately, the farmer’s family was saved in this incident too.

Halol Shamlaji Highway passing through Lunawada town has been completely submerged in water due to heavy rains, one side of the road near Satyanarayana Mandir in Lunawada towards Godhra. The highway was so flooded that even the tires of the vehicles passing by were half submerged in it. Due to which the motorists had to face a lot of trouble. On the other hand, the highway near the old RTO office of Lunawada was also submerged for a while. So many questions are being raised due to waterlogging here, the monsoon has not even officially started yet and the highway has been flooded in the first rain. Thus in Mahisagar district today heavy rains with strong winds have caused damage in some places.