From the archive record
It's a scene of complete devastation in Amreli, which has been ravaged by the worst floods in 90 years. Almost 600 out of the total 838 villages of the district are inundated and a massive rescue and relief operation has been launched by the state government, the Indian Air Force (IAF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to shift stranded people to safer locations. On Thursday, four IAF choppers made 19 sorties to drop 15,000 food packets for villagers, many of whom were stranded on their terraces since Wednesday. Over 400 villages are completely inaccessible as roads have been washed away due to flash floods in Shetrunji river and its tributaries. The rail connectivity to the district was also snapped after a bridge collapsed near Gavadka and track was washed away near Borala village