Death toll in Gujarat floods reaches 119; rescue op underway

A view of a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Power supply in 778 villages in Banaskantha and Patan districts, disrupted by torrential rains and heavy flooding, was being restored by the government’s energy department.

A waterlogged house after heavy monsoon rains in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

A cyclist wades through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Indian Air Force and Army intensified rescue operations, mobilising a dozen choppers and motorboats to reach interior villages where thousands of people are still stranded.

More than 53,000 people were relocated while over 3,000 stranded in far-flung villages and towns were rescued by the NationalDisaster Response Force