Seven dead as heavy rains lash capital city
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven dead as heavy rains lash capital city

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI : At least seven people died in separate incidents, including the death of two children aged 8 and 10 years as heavy rain lashed Delhi early Friday, waterlogging in many areas of the city led to a flood-like situation forcing vehicles to craw amid massive traffic jams. 5.30 am, the Delhi Fire Service received an SOS call that three labourers have been trapped in Vasant Vihar area in a mud slush which probably got created due to heavy rains at the under construction site. In northeast Delhi’s New Usmanpur area, two kids aged 8 and 10 years died after they drowned in a pool of rainwater around 5 pm in the evening. DCP Joy Tirkey said that rain water had collected in a ditch in the Khadar area at a water depth of about 5 feet near 5th Pushta, New Usmanpur.

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Rain again: Electrocution, drowning & waterlogging
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rain again: Electrocution, drowning & waterlogging

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: At least three people, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents of drowning and electrocution following a downpour which inundated several parts of the national capital on Friday. Sharing details of the drowning incident, a senior police officer said a 15-year-old boy named Sourabh and a few of his friends were playing in the rain on the …

30 deaths in rain-related incidents during monsoon: deceased’s kin slam ‘laxity’ on part of civic agencies
4 months, 3 weeks ago

30 deaths in rain-related incidents during monsoon: deceased’s kin slam ‘laxity’ on part of civic agencies

The Hindu  

Over the past nearly one and a half months of monsoon, Delhi has seen nearly 30 rain-related deaths. The fatalities include a cab driver who died after a portion of a canopy at IGI Airport fell on him on June 28 and three Civil Services aspirants who drowned in the basement of a coaching institute on July 27 after it …

Delhi records 18 deaths in 2 months due to waterlogging, most victims drowned
5 months ago

Delhi records 18 deaths in 2 months due to waterlogging, most victims drowned

India Today  

Nearly 20 people have died in the past two months due to waterlogging in Delhi. The drowning incidents include the deaths of three UPSC aspirants - Tania Soni, Shreya Yadav and Navin Delvin - in the waterlogged basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar. In another incident on Saturday, a 13-year-old boy died after he was …

Rain claims more lives in Delhi with deaths of 2 minors
5 months ago

Rain claims more lives in Delhi with deaths of 2 minors

Hindustan Times  

A 13-year-old boy was electrocuted after he touched an iron pipe carrying a live electric wire to a gaushala and a seven-year-old boy drowned in a rainwater puddle after the heavy downpour on Saturday, police said, adding to the unrelenting list of fatalities caused by civic apathy this monsoon. Police identified the 13-year-old boy as Aditya Raj and registered a …

Wednesday's intense spell of rains claimed six lives in Delhi
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday's intense spell of rains claimed six lives in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Six people, including two children, died and three were injured in rain-related incidents in the national capital in Wednesday evening's intense spell of downpour, officials said here. Deputy Commissioner of Police Ankit Kumar Singh said police found two plastic pipes encasing disconnected electric cables emerging from the ground. A woman was injured and a car damaged in a …

4 dead in separate incidents as heavy rainfall lashes Delhi-NCR: Police
5 months, 2 weeks ago

4 dead in separate incidents as heavy rainfall lashes Delhi-NCR: Police

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman and her child allegedly drowned in a waterlogged drain, while a 12-year-old boy allegedly died of electrocution, and another person died due to a building collapse in three separate incidents as heavy rains lashed New Delhi and its surrounding areas on Wednesday. Water logging after heavy rainfall in New Delhi Delhi Police said that more …

Delhi-NCR Rains: Heavy rain lashes Delhi, ‘red’ warning issued
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi-NCR Rains: Heavy rain lashes Delhi, ‘red’ warning issued

The Hindu  

Heavy rainfall unleashed chaos in the national capital on Wednesday evening, inundating large parts of the city with a 22-year-old woman and her toddler drowning in Ghazipur, while key stretches were choked with unending traffic and people left stranded as roads resembled rivers. The heavy downpour also led to a house collapse in north Delhi’s Sabji Mandi area near Robin …

Delhi rain: Death toll in rain-linked incidents rises to 11 in monsoon-hit Capital
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi rain: Death toll in rain-linked incidents rises to 11 in monsoon-hit Capital

The Hindu  

The number of those who died in rain-related incidents in the Capital rose to 11 on Saturday, including three labourers whose bodies were pulled out from the debris of a wall that had collapsed at a construction site in Vasant Vihar. A Delhi Fire Services official said those who died in the Vasant Vihar wall collapse were identified as Santosh …

Delhi rain fury toll reaches 11 as 6 more fatalities reported
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi rain fury toll reaches 11 as 6 more fatalities reported

Hindustan Times  

At least six more deaths were confirmed in rain-related incidents — the bodies of three labourers were recovered from a collapsed basement, and three more deaths from drownings were reported in underpasses — in Delhi on Saturday as the toll from Friday morning’s record-breaking downpour, which inundated parts of the city leading to an absolute collapse of infrastructure, touched 11 …

Delhi rains: Death toll rises to 11, bodies of four kids recovered from flooded areas
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi rains: Death toll rises to 11, bodies of four kids recovered from flooded areas

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Two children, both aged around 9 years, died after drowning in a waterlogged underpass in north Delhi's Samaypur Badli area on Saturday, due to Friday's heavy rainfall thus soaring the death toll to 11. Sharing details, Deputy Commissioner of Police RK Singh said they received a call about the drowning of a 12-year-old boy near Siraspur underpass at …

Weather News Updates: 27 Killed Across UP, 3 Dead in Delhi Roof Collapse Amid Non-stop Rain; Noida, Ghaziabad Schools Shut Today
2 years, 3 months ago

Weather News Updates: 27 Killed Across UP, 3 Dead in Delhi Roof Collapse Amid Non-stop Rain; Noida, Ghaziabad Schools Shut Today

News 18  

IN PICS | Rescue Ops Underway After Building Collapse in Delhi Uttarkashi Avalanche Victim's Body Arrives in Shillong, CM Condoles Demise The body of Tiklu Jyrwa, a member of the Meghalaya Sport Climbing and Mountaineering Association, who died in an avalanche at Uttarkashi last week, arrived in Shillong on Sunday night, as per PTI. Rains in UP Damage Crops Heavy …

One dead after heavy rain in Delhi; water-logging, traffic jams, power outages hit national capital
4 years, 5 months ago

One dead after heavy rain in Delhi; water-logging, traffic jams, power outages hit national capital

Firstpost  

The India Meteorological Department said the Safdarjung Observatory recorded 74.8 millimetres of rainfall till 8.30 am. According to the Delhi Traffic Police, jams were reported from Azadpur to Mukarba Chowk, Yashwant Place to Ashoka Road, at Ring Road, Bhairon Road, and near Mundka metro station due to heavy water-logging. #WATCH Delhi: Fire Department personnel rescue people on-board a bus that …

Delhi rains: 60-year-old dies of drowning under waterlogged Minto Bridge
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi rains: 60-year-old dies of drowning under waterlogged Minto Bridge

India Today  

Heavy rains that lashed Delhi-NCR early Sunday left the city waterlogged in various areas. According to the Delhi fire department, a bus and two autorickshaws were stuck at the Minto Bridge underpass due to heavy waterlogging. "Traffic is affected from Yashwant Place to Ashoka Road due to waterlogging," the Delhi Traffic Police said in a series of alerts posted on …

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