Relief workers were Saturday trying to reach residents stranded by floods in India's western Gujarat state triggered by torrential rains that have so far claimed 55 lives, officials said. Officials were providing food and water to the people affected by flash floods in the Saurashtra region, as thousands fled to safer areas following the rains that started Wednesday.
The rain has since subsided but left a trail of destruction, with scores of houses damaged as well as roads,railway tracks bridges and electricity pylons destroyed An official from the state's emergency department said two more bodies were recovered Saturday in the coastal district of Amreli.The death toll has touched 55 since June 24 the duty officer at the state flood control centre told AFP.