RAJKOT: Residents of temple town Dwarka had their hearts in the mouth after heavy rain accompanied by lightning struck close to the temple on Tuesday.
The coastal Veraval town of Gir-Somnath district was pounded with 128 mm rainfall between 6am to 4pm on while many parts of Saurashtra and Kutch received heavy rainfall with thunderstorms.
“It was extremely scary. We saw lightning so close to the temple after many years,” said Hemal Vayeda, a resident of Dwarka and a priest in the temple. Some portions of the flag also got damaged.
According to district flood control rooms, Mangrol of Junagadh recieved 75 mm, Sutrapada 58 mm while Keshod and Dwarka recorded 55 mm each of rain.
In another incident, a cow was electrocuted in Patel Colony in Jamnagar after the animal accidentally brushed past an electric pole.
In Kutch, Nakhatrana received 30 mm rainfall and Mundra got 26 mm rainfall.
Main roads in several towns were heavily waterlogged due to a sharp spell of rain in a few hours.
