Shah's predicament is a reflection of the woes of several Surat residents, especially those living in low-lying areas and near creeks, who have found their homes flooded following two days of incessant rain in the city on Monday and Tuesday.
On Wednesday afternoon, 65-year-old Rehman Shah, a resident of Kamrunagar in Limbayat near Mithi Creek in Surat, experienced sudden chest pain. Under normal circumstances, his family would have driven him straight to the hospital. But with his house and the surrounding area flooded up to 4 feet in water, the family contacted the Fire Department’s control room. A team from Mandarwaja reached the spot. A stretcher in hand, a few personnel waded into chest-deep water, lifted the senior citizen from the first floor of the house, and reached the 108 ambulance after a 20-minute walk. Shah was taken to SMIMER Hospital. Doctors said his condition is now stable.
Shah’s predicament is a reflection of the woes of several Surat residents, especially those living in low-lying areas and near creeks, who have found their homes flooded following two days of incessant rain in the city on Monday and Tuesday.
