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Pre-monsoon showers continued to lash parts of Saurashtra region on Thursday for the second consecutive day. Heavy downpour coupled with strong winds was reported from villages in Savarkundla taluka of Amreli district.

On Wednesday night, showers were reported from Sihor, Umrala, Gariyadhar and Palitana areas of Bhavnagar district along with villages of Rajkot and Kutch districts. Sihor received 45mm rainfall while Umrala received 15mm rainfall. Strong winds led to uprooting of trees in several villages of Bhavnagar and Jasdan in Rajkot district.

Two people died after being struck by lighting on Wednesday. They were identified as 19-year-old Prakash Parbat of Moti Rohar village in Gadhidham of Kutch and 24-year-old Rajesh Barot from Nani Nagjan village of Kalavad taluka in Jamnagar. Barot was working in a field when he was struck by the lightning.