40 killed in Gujarat; Army & police rescue hundreds stranded in flooded industrial park, warehouse on Sarkhej-Bavla highway

5 min readSuratUpdated: Jul 25, 2026 10:29 PM IST The district police rescued 900 workers from the Gallops Industrial Park in Bavla, close to Sanand while more than 80 workers were rescued from an Amazon warehouse in a village in Bagodra taluka by the Army. (Express photo)Nearly 40 persons died in rain-related incidents across the state, the highest being in Valsad and Navsari which together reported 33 deaths till Saturday, largely caused by electrocution or drowning. One death each was reported from Tapi and Surat districts in South Gujarat till Saturday, according to sources in the State Revenue Department. In Ahmedabad district, the Army and Gujarat Police personnel rescued several persons from industrial units and warehouses even as the 60-km NH 47 connecting Ahmedabad to Rajkot, rema