New Delhi: Three straight days of heavy rain has left two people dead in Gujarat.
Roads and markets in Veraval and Somnath are waterlogged and standing crops have been damaged.
A cyclone warning was issued for the Gujarat coast on Sunday because of a low pressure over the Saurashtra region.
High speed winds which uprooted trees and electric poles in many places are expected to subside by Monday.
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Government of India
Ministry of Earth Sciences
INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
MONSOON WATCH
Southwest monsoon has further advanced over some more parts of Bay of Bengal and northeastern States.
The northern limit of monsoon (NLM) on 8th June passes through 20.0°N/60.0°E, 20.0°N/70.0°E, Dahanu, Nasik, Gulbarga, Rentachintala, Narsapur, 18.0°N/85.0°E, 20.0°N/88.0°E, 22.0°N/90.0°E, Agartala, Shillong, Itanagar and 28.0°N/94.0°E.
Monsoon was vigorous over Konkan & Goa, Marathawada, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, Karnataka and Kerala during the one or two days of the week. Monsoon was active over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Rayalaseema, Karnataka and Kerala during one or two days of the week.
Heat wave conditions prevailed over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and West Madhya Pradesh during 5th รข€“ 6th June, 2011. Highest maximum temperature was recorded 48.3 C at Barmer (Rajasthan) on 6th June, 2011.
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