In Vadodara, Gujarat, foreign tourists stand on the metal shovels of a bulldozer as it drives along partially flooded streets. (Picture: X)
Netizens on social media joked that this was a manifestation of “flood tourism” due to the recent heavy rainfall in the city.
A video showing foreign tourists standing on the metal shovels of a bulldozer being driven around in flood-hit Vadodara has gone viral on social media. This video is shared by X page our vadodaraPhotos showed about six people standing on metal shovels as bulldozers moved along the partially flooded road.
‘Floods on Bulldozers’ Tour During the floods in Vadodara, a video went viral showing foreigners touring the city with bulldozers.
“Flood” tourism on “Bulldozer”
Foreigners arrive in Vadodara on bulldozers amid flood conditions in Vadodara… pic.twitter.com/5oqmHmxnwQ
— Our Vadodara (@ourvadodara) August 30, 2024
Rains eased in most parts of Gujarat on Friday morning, but some towns and villages suffered from waterlogging due to rising river levels.
The city of Vadodara experienced flood-like conditions due to rising water levels in the Vishwamitri river and is slowly recovering as the water has receded in most parts of the city, the Vadodara Municipal Administration said in a release. Back to normal.
The river level on Friday was 37 feet above the danger line at 23.16 feet and of the 6,073 people rescued and resettled, 1,610 have returned to their homes, the report said.
Cyclone Asnar, which formed off the coast of Kutch in Gujarat earlier in the day, has entered the Arabian Sea and is heading towards Oman without causing any major impact in the region.
Kutch district collector Amit Arora said the local administration has shifted nearly 3,500 people to safer places as a precautionary measure and asked people living in huts and mud huts to take shelter in other buildings .
“As the cyclone has entered the sea and is moving towards Oman, it is having an impact on the coast. Apart from some rain and quite strong winds, there has been little impact here. There is no immediate news of casualties or the collapse of any major buildings.
The depression off the coast of Kutch and adjacent areas of Pakistan “intensified into cyclonic storm Asna and was centered nearly 190 kilometers west-northwest of Bhuj at 11:30 am,” the IMD said in a press release issued on Friday evening. same area”.
