Amid heavy rains in Delhi-NCR, three people have died due to electrocution after coming in contact with high tension wire in Gurugram on Wednesday.
The victims died due to electrocution near IFFCO Chowk metro station around 10 pm on Wednesday as heavy rain continued to batter the area, according to media reports.
“Electric wires broke due to a tree falling because of waterlogging. Three people died on the spot due to an electric current in the water. Police have sent the bodies of the deceased to the hospital,” police said.
Meanwhile, a woman and her child drowned after slipping into a waterlogged drain in the Ghazipur area in east Delhi.
The incessant rainfall also led to a house collapse in north Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi area, in which one person was injured. Five fire engines, deployed to the spot, faced traffic congestion while arriving amid heavy rain.
In another incident in Vasant Kunj, a woman was injured in a wall collapse. Also, the wall of a private school in Daryaganj collapsed amid heavy rainfall, damaging several cars parked in the vicinity. A visual shared by news agency ANI showed a car almost completely mangled due to the incident.
As many as 10 flights, which were supposed to land at the Delhi airport, were diverted due to the torrential downpour. Eight of these flights were diverted to Jaipur and two were to Lucknow. According to the latest update by IndiGo, flight operations remain affected.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Thursday. According to its latest bulletin, heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning will continue in Delhi till August 5.
The national capital’s primary weather station, Safdarjung, recorded 79.2 mm of rainfall between 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm. Other areas such as Mayur Vihar recorded 119 mm of rain, Pusa 66.5 mm, Delhi University 77.5 mm, and the Palam observatory 43.7 mm.