Thousands Of Houses Damaged As Goa Reels Under Heavy Rain, Worst Flooding In Decades

One person has been killed and around 1,000 houses were damaged and hundreds of people were evacuated from low-lying parts of Goa were inundated due to heavy rains and overflowing of rivers.

The state on Friday witnessed one of the worst floods in nearly 40 years.

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Sattari, Bicholim, Ponda, Dharbandora, Bardez and Pernem are among the worst hit by the deluge, which has also damaged property worth crores.

#goafloods #Goa witnessed its worst and most widespread floods after unrelenting rain lashed the state for over a week.

Hundreds evacuated, 1,000 houses damaged, water supply hit in many parts of the state

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Worst floods since 1982

¡°This is one of the worst floods since 1982. Properties worth crores of rupees have been damaged,¡± Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.

In Pernem taluka (North Goa), the Chapora river was flowing above the danger mark due to which water had entered low-lying areas damaging 88 houses, while eight persons were evacuated.

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The Chapora river also caused devastation in Bardez taluka where 167 homes were damaged and nine people evacuated.

In Bicholim taluka, Valvanti and Chapora rivers were overflowing due to which 164 houses were damaged, while 40 people were rescued.

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Sattari was one of the worst-hit talukas where 130 houses were damaged while 65 people had to be rescued as Valvanti and Mahadayi rivers crossed their danger levels.

In Ponda taluka, several people in Waghurme village were stranded in their submerged homes and attempts were on to rescue them.

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The coastal state has been experiencing heavy rains over the past few days. On Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning that a circulation in the Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger low-pressure area that will cause more rainfall in Goa.

Rains likely to continue

Rains are likely to continue for at least a couple of more days in the state.

Till Wednesday, the coastal state had received 1,998.3 mm rainfall during the ongoing monsoon season as against the average of 1,612.7 mm for the corresponding period.

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The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy has mobilised considerable resources to provide assistance to state and district administrations of the affected areas.

In Goa, in addition to providing aerial support to Karwar rescue efforts, a sortie was made to Ganjem near Ponda to check and verify the receding water levels.