A Brief Time-line
last week, June 2005 |
Heavy down-pour on many parts of Gujarat |
June 30 | the state was put on high alert, the army on stand-by |
July 1 | All trains on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai line are cancelled |
July 2 | Death toll reaches to 123, more than 250,000 people evacuated |
July 7 | Rain stops, order is restored slowly in some parts of the state |
July 8 | Trains resumes operations, but under restrictions and caution |
July 11 | Overall infrastructure damage and loss estimated to be over USD 1.7 bn. Districts of southern Gujarat are worst affected. |
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