Surat: A submerged two-wheeler lies amid inundated streets as residents wade through floodwater near Meethi Khadi in the Limbayat area following heavy rainfall in Surat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Surat: Gujarat Fire and Emergency Services personnel, along with Surat Municipal Corporation workers, carry out a rescue operation in waterlogged areas near Limbayat Meethi Khadi after heavy rainfall inundated parts of the Surat district of Gujarat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Surat: Commuters wade through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall inundated areas near Limbayat Meethi Khadi in Surat district of Gujarat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Surat: Commuters wade through a waterlogged railway station underpass following heavy rainfall in Surat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Surat: Waterlogged shops at Poddar Arcade near Surat Railway Station after heavy rainfall inundated the commercial complex in Surat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Surat: Floodwater inundates the ground and basement levels of Poddar Arcade, a mobile phone market near Surat railway station, following heavy rainfall in Surat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Surat: Floodwater inundates the ground and basement levels of Poddar Arcade, a mobile phone market near Surat railway station, following heavy rainfall in Surat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Surat: A section of the road caved in in the Katargam area following heavy rainfall in Surat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Surat: A section of the road caved in in the Katargam area following heavy rainfall in Surat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: IANS)