Rajkot: A child and a woman were struck dead by lightning at Mayurnagar village of Halvad taluka in Morbi district on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, unseasonal rains lashed several parts of Saurashtra during the day. Bhuj, Gandhidham, Anjar, Rajkot, Upleta, Patanvav, Halvad and Jetpur received rainfall. Some parts of Kutch also received hailstorm. A few villages of Dhari taluka in Amreli district were lashed by rainfall on Wednesday evening.
Waterlogging occurred in several parts of Bhuj, creating a situation which one witnesses during the monsoon season. People got relief from scorching summer because of the rains but were worried too. The unseasonal rains have the potential to harm the crops, particularly mangoes in Saurashtra and Kutch. The heavy wind had uprooted rows of mangos from orchards in Talala, Amreli and Kutch. Some parts of Saurashtra and Kutch remained cloudy throughout the day and have been receiving hailstorm since the past four days.
The unseasonal rains have the potential to harm the crops, particularly mangoes in Saurashtra and Kutch
