{
  "id": 7312612,
  "title": "IMD predicts heavy rain in Gujarat for next 48 hours, Red alert in 3 Saurashtra districts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/imd-predicts-heavy-rain-in-gujarat-for-next-48-hours-red-alert-in-3",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T12:05:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/imd-predicts-heavy-rain-in-gujarat-for-next-48-hours-red-alert-in-3-saurashtra-districts-10877761/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Gujarat for the next 48 hours. The weather service has issued a red alert for three Saurashtra districts: Surendranagar, Rajkot, and Morbi. In the past 24 hours up to Sunday at 6 am, an average of 21.84 mm of rain was recorded across 33 of 34 districts in Gujarat. Gujarat has received 729 mm of rain during the current monsoon season, which is 80.23% of the average precipitation for this period. The coastal district of Devbhoomi Dwarka is the only one to have experienced a rain deficit between 60-99%. Talukas (sub-districts) reporting the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours to Monday at 6 am include Kaprada (113 mm), Valia (97 mm), Nanapondha (90 mm), Dharampur (87 mm), and Barwala (86 mm) in Valsad district, Borsad (115 mm), Godhra (86 mm), Tarapur (73 mm), Dholka (70 mm), and Gandevi (69 mm) in Anand, Panchmahals, Ahmedabad, and Navsari districts, respectively. In response to the heavy rain, road closures have been implemented in Ahmedabad, with the Mithakhali crossroads underpass shutting down at 10:28 am on Monday and the Akhbarnagar underpass closing around 12:50 pm.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in Gujarat for the next 48 hours",
    "Red alert issued for Surendranagar, Rajkot, and Morbi districts",
    "Gujarat received 80.23% of average monsoon precipitation so far"
  ],
  "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."
}