Video: Crocodiles Venture into Residential Areas in Vadodara as Heavy Rain Lashes Gujarat

Gujarat Rains: Amid the floods caused by heavy rains in Gujarat, several videos from Vadodara show crocodiles venturing into residential areas. One such video captures a crocodile on a house roof.

The crocodile was spotted on the roof of a house in Gujarat's Vadodara as the state continued to witness floods and waterlogging extremely heavy rainfall. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. 

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Residents of kamnath nagar near Fatehgunj area in Vadodara woke up to a 'huge' surprise after a crocodile waded through the flood waters and reached a house in the colony

The Indian Army shared an update saying that it has rapidly mobilised its resources to aid in the ongoing relief efforts in Gujarat. Six units of the Indian Army are conducting rescue operations in the most severely impacted areas, offering immediate humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a ‘red alert’ for Gujarat on Thursday. 

News agency PTI reported that around 17,800 people were evacuated from flood-affected areas as heavy showers lashed parts of the state for the fifth consecutive day.

Amid flood-like situation prevailing in several parts of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to take stock of the situation, and assured the Centre's support to the state in tackling the natural disaster. districts in the Saurashtra region such as Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Rajkot and Porbandar received between 50mm and 200 mm rains in 12-hour period ended 6 pm. Bhanvad taluka of Devbhumi Dwarka district received 185 mm rainfall during this period, the highest in the state.