India, July 6 -- Amreli district emerged as the worst-hit region in Gujarat's latest spell of monsoon rain, with Rajula recording 274mm and Dhari 234mm in the last 24 hours, as authorities evacuated 777 people, carried out 60 rescue operations and kept disaster response teams on high alert across the state, officials said on Monday.

Gir Somnath district accounted for the highest number of relocations, with 430 people shifted to safer places, followed by Junagadh (297) and Navsari (50). Dangs district recorded the highest number of rescue operations, with 41 of the 60 carried out across the state since the onset of the southwest monsoon.

SEOC officials said 10 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams and 25 State Disaster Response F...