Monsoon's here in Gujarat, heat reign ends

AHMEDABAD: Southwest monsoon advanced to some parts of southern Gujarat on Monday, two days prior to the traditional onset date of June 15. The rainfall on Sunday night and Monday morning gave much-needed respite to the city that has experienced one of the hottest summers in a decade.
Several parts of the city recorded drizzle to light rains in the early hours of Monday.At Ambedkar Bridge, several commuters slipped on an oil slick; a video of the same went viral on social media.
The city experienced cloudy weather for almost the entire day on Monday and recorded a maximum temperature of 34.7°C, among the lowest temperatures in the past three months. It was also the first day of below-40°C temperature after April 20.
At 40°C, Kandla was the hottest town in the state.
'Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Arabian Sea, some parts of Gujarat, entire Konkan, most parts of Maharashtra, most parts of Marathwada and Karnataka, some parts of Telangana and Rayalaseema, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, most parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and some parts of Bihar today,' mentioned the India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin.
It added that conditions are favourable for further advance of monsoon in some more parts of north Arabian sea and Gujarat state among other parts of country in the next 48 hours.
The IMD forecast indicated possibility of light to moderate rains in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad and all districts of Saurashtra on Tuesday. In Morbi district, three members of a family were killed after a wall of their house collapsed, police said.