Gujarat: Red alert sounded in 8 districts

Red alert has been sounded in eight districts in wake of extremely heavy rain forecast. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted "heavy to very heavy rain" on Friday at several places across Gujarat, mainly south and Saurashtra.
"The monsoon may get vigorous over Saurashtra and Kutch. This may result in extremely heavy rain at some places of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts on Friday," said Manorama Mohanty, director, IMD Gujarat.