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 '''Deep Depression ARB 02''' was a weak [[tropical cyclone]] which brought heavy rains and flooding to the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] in June 2015. It was the third tropical cyclone and second deep depression of the [[2015 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]].
-Flooding in the [[Amreli district]] was reported to be the worst in 90&nbsp;years; 600 of the district's 838&nbsp;villages were affected, 400&nbsp;of which were rendered inaccessible by land. At least 80&nbsp;people died in the region, with Saurashtra suffering the greatest losses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gujarat death toll touches 80, four lakh ex gratia for kin|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-death-toll-touches-80-four-lakh-ex-gratia-for-kin/article1-1363271.aspx|date=June 27, 2015|publisher=Hinudstan Times|location=Ahmedabad, India|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Devi|first=S. Sunitha|last2=Kundale|first2=A. P.|date=July 2016|title=Cyclones and depressions over the north Indian Ocean during 2015|url=https://metnet.imd.gov.in/mausamdocs/46731.pdf|journal=Mausam|publisher=India Meteorological Department|volume=67|issue=3|pages=537–538|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104070021/https://metnet.imd.gov.in/mausamdocs/46731.pdf|archive-date=2019-11-04}}</ref> The wild life of [[Gir Forest National Park]] and the adjoining area was also affected. Ten [[Asiatic lions]], an endangered species with only 523&nbsp;living individuals documented in May 2015, died during the floods while more than a dozen remain missing.<ref>{{cite news|author=Mahesh Langa|date=June 28, 2015|title=Gujarat floods kill 7 lions, more than a dozen still missing|newspaper=Hindustan Times|location=Ahmedabad, India|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-floods-kill-7-lions-more-than-a-dozen-still-missing/article1-1363537.aspx|access-date=June 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=June 28, 2015|title=Rains Kill Four More Lions in Gujarat, Toll Climbs to 9|newspaper=The New Indian Express|agency=Press Trust of India|location=Ahmedabad, India|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Rains-Kill-Four-More-Lions-in-Gujarat-Toll-Climbs-to-9/2015/06/28/article2889761.ece|access-date=June 28, 2015}}</ref> The Gujarat government estimated damage at {{ntsp|16500000000||{{Indian Rupee|link=Indian Rupee}}}} ({{ntsp|257867115||US$}}); however, Congress MLA [[Paresh Dhanani]] claimed damage to be as high as {{ntsp|70000000000||{{Indian Rupee}}}} ({{ntsp|1093981700||US$}}).<ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=July 15, 2015|title=Flash flood: Govt announces Rs 300-crore relief package|newspaper=The Indian Express|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/flash-flood-govt-announces-rs-300-crore-relief-package/|access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
+Flooding in the [[Amreli district]] was reported to be the worst in 90&nbsp;years; 600 of the district's 838&nbsp;villages were affected, 400&nbsp;of which were rendered inaccessible by land. At least 80&nbsp;people died in the region, with Saurashtra suffering the greatest losses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gujarat death toll touches 80, four lakh ex gratia for kin|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-death-toll-touches-80-four-lakh-ex-gratia-for-kin/article1-1363271.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628035521/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-death-toll-touches-80-four-lakh-ex-gratia-for-kin/article1-1363271.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2015|date=June 27, 2015|publisher=Hinudstan Times|location=Ahmedabad, India|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Devi|first=S. Sunitha|last2=Kundale|first2=A. P.|date=July 2016|title=Cyclones and depressions over the north Indian Ocean during 2015|url=https://metnet.imd.gov.in/mausamdocs/46731.pdf|journal=Mausam|publisher=India Meteorological Department|volume=67|issue=3|pages=537–538|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104070021/https://metnet.imd.gov.in/mausamdocs/46731.pdf|archive-date=2019-11-04}}</ref> The wild life of [[Gir Forest National Park]] and the adjoining area was also affected. Ten [[Asiatic lions]], an endangered species with only 523&nbsp;living individuals documented in May 2015, died during the floods while more than a dozen remain missing.<ref>{{cite news|author=Mahesh Langa|date=June 28, 2015|title=Gujarat floods kill 7 lions, more than a dozen still missing|newspaper=Hindustan Times|location=Ahmedabad, India|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-floods-kill-7-lions-more-than-a-dozen-still-missing/article1-1363537.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628155000/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-floods-kill-7-lions-more-than-a-dozen-still-missing/article1-1363537.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2015|access-date=June 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=June 28, 2015|title=Rains Kill Four More Lions in Gujarat, Toll Climbs to 9|newspaper=The New Indian Express|agency=Press Trust of India|location=Ahmedabad, India|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Rains-Kill-Four-More-Lions-in-Gujarat-Toll-Climbs-to-9/2015/06/28/article2889761.ece|access-date=June 28, 2015}}</ref> The Gujarat government estimated damage at {{ntsp|16500000000||{{Indian Rupee|link=Indian Rupee}}}} ({{ntsp|257867115||US$}}); however, Congress MLA [[Paresh Dhanani]] claimed damage to be as high as {{ntsp|70000000000||{{Indian Rupee}}}} ({{ntsp|1093981700||US$}}).<ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=July 15, 2015|title=Flash flood: Govt announces Rs 300-crore relief package|newspaper=The Indian Express|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/flash-flood-govt-announces-rs-300-crore-relief-package/|access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
 ==Meteorological history==
 {{storm path|ARB02 2015 track.png}}
-The monsoon in Gujarat typically starts in mid-June every year. Following a series of monsoonal disturbances, a fresh wave of thunderstorms organized into an area of low pressure on 21 June in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook – 21/0600z |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABIO10-PGTW_201506210600.htm |publisher=USNO |access-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZTJ5cPMI?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABIO10-PGTW_201506210600.htm |archive-date=22 June 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> Deep convection persisted to the west of the system while the circulation continued to develop over the next 24 hours,<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook – 22/0600z |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABIO10-PGTW_201506220500.htm |publisher=USNO |access-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZTJGJh5f?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABIO10-PGTW_201506220500.htm |archive-date=22 June 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> and the IMD started tracking it as a depression, with the identifier ''ARB 02''.<ref name="IMD TWO 22/06z">{{cite web|title=Tropical Weather Outlook – 22/0600z |url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/cyclone_pdfs/rsmc_1434975374.pdf |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZTIjSME8?url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/cyclone_pdfs/rsmc_1434975374.pdf |archive-date=22 June 2015 }}</ref> ARB 02 continued to develop and by the night of 22 June, the JTWC issued a TCFA on the system, while it was {{convert|285|nmi|abbr=on}} west-northwest of [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert – 22/2100z |url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/io9715web.txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |access-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZUMvGV7s?url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/io9715web.txt |archive-date=23 June 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>
+The monsoon in Gujarat typically starts in mid-June every year. Following a series of monsoonal disturbances, a fresh wave of thunderstorms organized into an area of low pressure on 21 June in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook – 21/0600z |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABIO10-PGTW_201506210600.htm |publisher=USNO |access-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZTJ5cPMI?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABIO10-PGTW_201506210600.htm |archive-date=22 June 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> Deep convection persisted to the west of the system while the circulation continued to develop over the next 24 hours,<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook – 22/0600z |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABIO10-PGTW_201506220500.htm |publisher=USNO |access-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZTJGJh5f?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABIO10-PGTW_201506220500.htm |archive-date=22 June 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> and the IMD started tracking it as a depression, with the identifier ''ARB 02''.<ref name="IMD TWO 22/06z">{{cite web|title=Tropical Weather Outlook – 22/0600z |url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/cyclone_pdfs/rsmc_1434975374.pdf |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821153319/http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/cyclone_pdfs/rsmc_1434975374.pdf |archive-date=21 August 2016 }}</ref> ARB 02 continued to develop and by the night of 22 June, the JTWC issued a TCFA on the system, while it was {{convert|285|nmi|abbr=on}} west-northwest of [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert – 22/2100z |url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/io9715web.txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |access-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZUMvGV7s?url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/io9715web.txt |archive-date=23 June 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>
 ==Impact==
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 There was severe damage to crops and a large number of cattle died. The flood and heavy rain resulted in 81 deaths across Gujarat.<ref>{{cite news |last = Stevenson|first = Chris|title = Indian monsoon rains kill 81 and leave over 9,000 stranded|newspaper = The Independent|date = 26 June 2015|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indian-monsoon-rains-kill-81-and-leave-over-9000-stranded-10348268.html|access-date = 26 June 2015}}</ref> The preliminary damage estimated by the government were at {{INR}}1650 crore (US$260 million), but ''[[The Indian Express]]'' estimated the damage at {{INR}}7000 crore (US$1.1 billion), much higher than the government's estimation.<ref name="World 2015"/> However, Congress MLA [[Paresh Dhanani]] claimed damage to be as high as {{ntsp|70000000000||{{Indian Rupee}}}} ({{ntsp|1093981700||US$}}).<ref name=":0" />
-The [[Gir Forest National Park]] and adjoining area housing [[Asiatic lion]]s, an endangered species with only 523&nbsp;living individuals documented in May 2015, was severely affected. The carcasses of 10 lions, 1670 [[Nilgai]], 87 [[spotted deer]], nine [[black buck]]s, six [[wild boar]]s and some [[porcupine]]s were also recovered.<ref name="NDTV.co2015">{{cite web | title=10 Lions, About 90 Spotted Deer Killed in Flash Floods in Gujarat | website=NDTV.com | date=12 July 2015 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/10-lions-about-90-spotted-deer-killed-in-flash-floods-in-gujarat-780545 | access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="NDTV2015">{{cite web |title = 5 Lions Found Dead in Gujarat After Heavy Rain Leads to Flooding|website = NDTV|date = 26 June 2015|url = http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-lions-found-dead-in-gujarat-after-heavy-rain-leads-to-flooding-775732|access-date = 26 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Vp2015">{{cite web |last = Parmar|first = Vijaysinh|title = Four lions found dead in flood waters in Gujarat|website = The Times of India|date = 26 June 2015|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Four-lions-found-dead-in-flood-waters-in-Gujarat/articleshow/47833777.cms|access-date = 26 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="India TV2015">{{cite web |title = Heavy rains take a toll of five Asiatic lions in Gujarat|website = India TV News|date = 26 June 2015|url = http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/heavy-rains-take-a-toll-of-five-asiatic-lions-in-gujarat-52082.html|access-date = 26 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="IndiakToday 2015">{{cite web |title = Gujarat flash floods kill eight lions, other animals : Mail Today, News|website = India Today|date = 28 June 2015|url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gujarat-flash-floods-lions-animals-die-gir-forest/1/447566.html|access-date = 29 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Mahesh Langa|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=28 June 2015|access-date=28 June 2015|title=Gujarat floods kill 7 lions, more than a dozen still missing|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-floods-kill-7-lions-more-than-a-dozen-still-missing/article1-1363537.aspx|location=Ahmedabad, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=28 June 2015|access-date=28 June 2015|title=Rains Kill Four More Lions in Gujarat, Toll Climbs to 9|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Rains-Kill-Four-More-Lions-in-Gujarat-Toll-Climbs-to-9/2015/06/28/article2889761.ece|location=Ahmedabad, India}}</ref><ref name="Analysis 2015">{{cite web | last=Analysis | first=Daily News & | title=Gujarat floods take huge toll on lion prey, 1670 nilgai and 80 deers dead | website=dna | date=11 July 2015 | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-floods-take-huge-toll-on-lion-prey-1670-nilgai-and-80-deers-dead-2103533 | access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>
+The [[Gir Forest National Park]] and adjoining area housing [[Asiatic lion]]s, an endangered species with only 523&nbsp;living individuals documented in May 2015, was severely affected. The carcasses of 10 lions, 1670 [[Nilgai]], 87 [[spotted deer]], nine [[black buck]]s, six [[wild boar]]s and some [[porcupine]]s were also recovered.<ref name="NDTV.co2015">{{cite web | title=10 Lions, About 90 Spotted Deer Killed in Flash Floods in Gujarat | website=NDTV.com | date=12 July 2015 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/10-lions-about-90-spotted-deer-killed-in-flash-floods-in-gujarat-780545 | access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="NDTV2015">{{cite web |title = 5 Lions Found Dead in Gujarat After Heavy Rain Leads to Flooding|website = NDTV|date = 26 June 2015|url = http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-lions-found-dead-in-gujarat-after-heavy-rain-leads-to-flooding-775732|access-date = 26 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Vp2015">{{cite web |last = Parmar|first = Vijaysinh|title = Four lions found dead in flood waters in Gujarat|website = The Times of India|date = 26 June 2015|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Four-lions-found-dead-in-flood-waters-in-Gujarat/articleshow/47833777.cms|access-date = 26 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="India TV2015">{{cite web |title = Heavy rains take a toll of five Asiatic lions in Gujarat|website = India TV News|date = 26 June 2015|url = http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/heavy-rains-take-a-toll-of-five-asiatic-lions-in-gujarat-52082.html|access-date = 26 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="IndiakToday 2015">{{cite web |title = Gujarat flash floods kill eight lions, other animals : Mail Today, News|website = India Today|date = 28 June 2015|url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gujarat-flash-floods-lions-animals-die-gir-forest/1/447566.html|access-date = 29 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Mahesh Langa|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=28 June 2015|access-date=28 June 2015|title=Gujarat floods kill 7 lions, more than a dozen still missing|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-floods-kill-7-lions-more-than-a-dozen-still-missing/article1-1363537.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628155000/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-floods-kill-7-lions-more-than-a-dozen-still-missing/article1-1363537.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2015|location=Ahmedabad, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=28 June 2015|access-date=28 June 2015|title=Rains Kill Four More Lions in Gujarat, Toll Climbs to 9|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Rains-Kill-Four-More-Lions-in-Gujarat-Toll-Climbs-to-9/2015/06/28/article2889761.ece|location=Ahmedabad, India}}</ref><ref name="Analysis 2015">{{cite web | last=Analysis | first=Daily News & | title=Gujarat floods take huge toll on lion prey, 1670 nilgai and 80 deers dead | website=dna | date=11 July 2015 | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-floods-take-huge-toll-on-lion-prey-1670-nilgai-and-80-deers-dead-2103533 | access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>
 A total of 112,217 farmers suffered major or minor damages, while 134,007 hectares of land were eroded.<ref name="The TimeIndia 2015">{{cite web | title=Rs 300cr relief package for Amreli, other flood-hit areas | website=The Times of India | date=15 July 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Rs-300cr-relief-package-for-Amreli-other-flood-hit-areas/articleshow/48079408.cms | access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>
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 ==Aftermath==
 [[File:Flood Affected Areas of Amreli District Gujarat India on 24 June 2015 4.jpg|thumb|left|People being rescued by Indian Air Force helicopter]]
-The state government deployed the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) and [[National Disaster Response Force]] (NDRF) for rescue and relief operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/more-than-60-died-in-gujarat-due-to-heavy-rains/article1-1362733.aspx|title=Monsoon rain 24% excess so far, 60 die in Gujarat floods|date=26 June 2015|website=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> On 25 June 2015, IAF helicopters delivered more than 200,000 food packets to villages affected by the flood.<ref name="TNNb2015"/> Around 4,000 people were evacuated from seventeen villages downstream of Bhadar dam. More than 200 people were rescued from various places affected by the floods. The Chief Minister of Gujarat, [[Anandiben Patel]] declared Rs 400,000 as compensation to the kin of each of the deceased.<ref name="Indiab2015"/>
+The state government deployed the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) and [[National Disaster Response Force]] (NDRF) for rescue and relief operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/more-than-60-died-in-gujarat-due-to-heavy-rains/article1-1362733.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626111953/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/more-than-60-died-in-gujarat-due-to-heavy-rains/article1-1362733.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 June 2015|title=Monsoon rain 24% excess so far, 60 die in Gujarat floods|date=26 June 2015|website=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> On 25 June 2015, IAF helicopters delivered more than 200,000 food packets to villages affected by the flood.<ref name="TNNb2015"/> Around 4,000 people were evacuated from seventeen villages downstream of Bhadar dam. More than 200 people were rescued from various places affected by the floods. The Chief Minister of Gujarat, [[Anandiben Patel]] declared Rs 400,000 as compensation to the kin of each of the deceased.<ref name="Indiab2015"/>
 The Government of Gujarat announced a {{INR}}300 crore relief package which included {{INR}}150 crore from the National Calamity Relief Fund.<ref name="World 2015">{{cite web | title=Flash flood: Govt announces Rs 300-crore relief package | website=The Indian Express | date=15 July 2015 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/flash-flood-govt-announces-rs-300-crore-relief-package/ | access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="The TimeIndia 2015"/>
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 [[Category:Deep depressions]]
 [[Category:Tropical cyclones in India]]
-[[Category:Floods in India|2015]]
 [[Category:2015 floods]]
 [[Category:2015 disasters in India|Gujarat]]
 [[Category:Amreli district]]
 [[Category:June 2015 events in Asia]]
-[[Category:Disasters in Gujarat]]
 [[Category:2015 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]
 [[Category:Tropical cyclones in 2015|2015 Gujarat]]
+[[Category:Floods in Gujarat]]
+[[Category:History of Gujarat (1947–present)]]