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Saurashtra

American  
[sou-rahsh-truh] / saʊˈrɑʃ trə /

noun

  1. a former state in W India, comprising most of Kathiawar peninsula: now part of Gujarat state. 21,062 sq. mi. (54,550 sq. km).


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Villages and towns in the Saurashtra region have been worst-affected as they received incessant rains for nearly 48 hours.

From BBC

That was down from initial outages in more than 4,600 villages in Saurashtra and Kutch, where the cyclone made landfall on Thursday night.

From Reuters

The weather office has advised fishing communities to halt operations and the evacuation of people from the coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat.

From Reuters

The state's farm sector is also likely to have taken a hit, including the major mango growing belt of Saurashtra.

From Reuters

Authorities are also concerned about the state's Asiatic lions, an endangered species found only in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat where the cyclone is expected to inflict maximum damage.

From Reuters