Vadodara: A 10-foot-long crocodile was rescued by rescuers in Vadodara after it came out of a river and was seen strolling on a road amid rain.
The reptile was captured by a team of wildlife rescuers.
#WATCH | Vadodara, Gujarat: Forest Department rescues the crocodile seen on the campus of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda pic.twitter.com/joBQjJfAHW
— ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2024
It was then handed over to the forest department.
Many rivers in Gujarat are flooded, leading to crocodiles and other reptiles coming onto the streets.
Meanwhile, a video, published by the PTI shows a crocodile lying on its stomach on a tin roof of a house. The property is surrounded by neck-deep water.
VIDEO | Gujarat Rains: Crocodile spotted at roof of a house as heavy rainfall inundate Akota Stadium area of Vadodara.
(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/n147TvqRQz)#GujaratRains #GujaratFlood pic.twitter.com/FYQitH7eBK
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 29, 2024
Indistinct-but-excited chatter is also heard off camera.
Rain forecast
Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is likely over Saurashtra and Kutch till August 30.
The deep depression over Saurashtra & Kachchh moved slowly westwards with a speed of 3 Kmph during past 6 hours and lay
centered on Thursday 60 km northnorthwest of Bhuj (Gujarat), 80 km northeast of Naliya (Gujarat) and 270 km east-southeast of Karachi (Pakistan), the IMD said.
It is likely to move west-southwestwards, emerge into northeast Arabian Sea off Kachchh and adjoining Saurashtra and Pakistan coasts and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm on August 30.
Thereafter, it would continue to move nearly west-southwestwards over northeast Arabian Sea away from Indian coast during subsequent 2 days.
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