{
  "id": 1308673,
  "title": "Month left in Gujarat monsoon withdrawal, South gets 101% rainfall, Kutch 29%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/month-left-in-gujarat-monsoon-withdrawal-south-gets-101-rainfall",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T16:27:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-monsoon-rainfall-south-gujarat-surplus-kutch-deficit-seoc-data-10836132/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Southwest monsoon is expected to withdraw from Gujarat in a month, with the South region receiving over 100% of the season's average rainfall. Kutch, however, is facing a rainfall deficit of 29% compared to last year's 65%. As of August 16, districts like Surat, Navsari, and Valsad have recorded rainfall above 100%, with Navsari leading at 119.83%. Despite this, eight districts have recorded rainfall below 50%, including Devbhoomi Dwarka (6.41%), Porbandar (17.88%), and Kutch (29.25%). The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for several districts, indicating moderate rainfall and potential thunderstorms with lightning and wind speeds of 30-40 kmph.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}