India: Crocodiles invade flooded towns

Constant rainfall is lashing western India, causing flooding in several populated areas.

Twenty-eight people have died in western India in recent days as incessant rains have lashed the region, causing severe flooding and leading to an invasion of crocodiles in some localities.

In response to this, the relief commissioner for the cities of Gandhi Nagar, Alok Pandeynoted that the heavy rainfall that has affected the state of Gujarat Over the past three days, they have caused the deaths of twenty-eight people.

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In addition, around 20,000 residents of the area have had to be evacuated due to the rains and the flooding associated with them, according to a report prepared by the coalition of humanitarian organizations of the IndiaSphere India.

The report also indicates that sixty-two houses have been completely destroyed and two hundred and seventy-one partially damaged following the heavy rains that began last Sunday.

After the incident, the river overflowed and a dozen crocodiles came close to the town. Images that were shared on social media show several examples of these animals walking through the flooded streets or resting on the roofs of some houses that have been flooded due to heavy rainfall.

Meanwhile, the authorities have captured ten crocodiles so far, this information was indicated by the forestry officer of Gujarat, Karan Singh RajputHe also stated that two of them have already been released and the rest will be released when “lower the water level of the river”.