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{{Short description|Severe flood in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox flood
| name =2021 Saurashtra flood
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| duration = September 2021
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| affected = [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| fatalities = 6
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Following heavy rain in September 2021, the [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of [[Gujarat]] state of India was affected by severe flooding. It resulted in the deaths of at least six people.

==Flood==
Starting 12 September 2021, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Junagadh as well as districts of Saurashtra were severely affected by heavy rain in short period of time resulting in flood. Several roads were damaged and connectivity was lost for several villages.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1=Maniar Ghanghar|first1=Gopi|last2=Negi|first2=Manjeet|date=2021-09-14|title=Over 7,000 evacuated from flood-hit areas in Gujarat; NDRF, Navy carry out relief ops|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gujarat-flood-rain-live-updates-indian-navy-iaf-rescue-efforts-1852636-2021-09-14|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914113842/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gujarat-flood-rain-live-updates-indian-navy-iaf-rescue-efforts-1852636-2021-09-14 |archive-date=14 September 2021 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Mehrotra|first=Vani|date=2021-09-14|title=Gujarat: Heavy rains lash Rajkot, Jamnagar; over 200 rescued, 7,000 shifted to safer places|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/gujarat-heavy-rain-rescue-operations-rajkot-jamnagar-locals-shifted-to-safer-place-733870|access-date=2021-09-19|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref> A national highway and 18 state highways were closed in these districts.<ref name=":1" />

==Relief and rescue==
The personnel from National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF), State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF), [[Indian Air Force]] and [[Indian Navy]] were deployed to carry out relief and rescue operations.<ref name=":0" /> Fifteen teams of NDRF were sent to Jamnagar district.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maniar Ghanghar|first=Gopi|date=2021-09-13|title=NDRF rescues 31 stranded in Kalavad as floods ravage Gujarat's Jamnagar|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gujarat-floods-ndrf-rescues-stranded-villagers-kalavad-jamnagar-1852321-2021-09-13|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913123924/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gujarat-floods-ndrf-rescues-stranded-villagers-kalavad-jamnagar-1852321-2021-09-13 |archive-date=13 September 2021 }}</ref> Indian Navy sent six teams for assistance as well as teams from [[INS Valsura]].<ref name=":0" /> More than 7000 people were evacuated and 200 more were rescued.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> At least six people died in flood related incidents in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-14|title=Gujarat: Six dead in Saurashtra monsoon mayhem, nearly 5,000 shifted {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/6-dead-in-saurashtra-monsoon-mayhem-nearly-5000-shifted/articleshow/86179386.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-19|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914105831/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/6-dead-in-saurashtra-monsoon-mayhem-nearly-5000-shifted/articleshow/86179386.cms |archive-date=14 September 2021 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2017 Gujarat flood]]
* [[2024 Gujarat floods]]

==References==
{{reflist}}{{2021 floods}}{{Natural disasters in India}}
{{Disasters in India in 2021}}

[[Category:2021 disasters in India|Gujarat]]
[[Category:Floods in Gujarat|Gujarat]]
[[Category:2021 floods in Asia|Gujarat flood]]
[[Category:Jamnagar district]]
[[Category:September 2021 in India]]
[[Category:Rajkot district]]
[[Category:2020s in Gujarat]]

2021 Saurashtra flood - Revision history

Vinod6176 at 19:46, 6 June 2025