Delhi paralysed after torrential rain; roads turn into rivers, trees uprooted, 3 dead
Heavy overnight rain flooded large parts of Delhi, disrupted traffic and caused a fatal building collapse in Rohini. With the IMD issuing a red alert, civic teams were deployed as more rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning were forecast.
Heavy overnight rain battered Delhi on Thursday, leaving large parts of the national capital submerged, uprooting trees, crippling traffic and triggering a deadly building collapse as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert warning of more downpours, thunderstorms and lightning through the day.
Videos and images from across the city showed cars inching through waterlogged roads, commuters wading through knee-deep water, uprooted trees blocking key stretches and long traffic jams stretching across major roads.
In several neighbourhoods, roads resembled streams as relentless rain overwhelmed the city's drainage system.
The worst tragedy was reported in Rohini, where a four-storey building under construction collapsed amid the heavy rain, killing three people.
According to the IMD, Delhi's base weather station at Safdarjung recorded 72.6 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am. Lodhi Road received 80.2 mm, Ridge 77.8 mm, Palam 63 mm and Ayanagar 57.4 mm during the same period.
Waterlogging was reported from several parts of the city, including Sadar Bazar, Greater Kailash, Badarpur, Nasirpur, Teliwara, Mahavir Bazar, Swarup Nagar, Kushak Road, Munirka, Dwarka, Vikas Marg, East Delhi and the New Delhi Railway Station area.
Traffic slowed to a crawl on several arterial roads, including Ring Road, Outer Ring Road, the Delhi-Noida Expressway and National Highway-48 near Dhaula Kuan, Mahipalpur and Rajokri, with reduced visibility and waterlogging worsening the morning rush.
The relentless downpour also brought down trees across parts of the capital, adding to the disruption.
Two trees were uprooted in East of Kailash — one near the ISKCON temple and another outside the National Heart Institute — briefly blocking roads and disrupting traffic. No injuries were reported in either incident.
Delhi civic agencies received multiple complaints related to waterlogging, fallen trees and power disruptions as emergency teams were deployed to clear roads and restore normalcy.
The impact of the downpour extended beyond the capital into neighbouring Gurugram, where flooded roads left vehicles stranded and caused massive congestion on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway near Narsinghpur, Basai, Umang Bhardwaj Chowk, Kadipur, Sector 10A and Sohna Road.
The IMD attributed the widespread rain over the past two days to the seasonal monsoon trough shifting northwards towards the Himalayan foothills.
Weather officials said Delhi is likely to continue receiving widespread rainfall until the system moves further north.
Despite the intense rainfall, Delhi's air quality remained in the "satisfactory" category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 61 on Thursday morning.
Heavy overnight rain battered Delhi on Thursday, leaving large parts of the national capital submerged, uprooting trees, crippling traffic and triggering a deadly building collapse as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert warning of more downpours, thunderstorms and lightning through the day.
Videos and images from across the city showed cars inching through waterlogged roads, commuters wading through knee-deep water, uprooted trees blocking key stretches and long traffic jams stretching across major roads.
In several neighbourhoods, roads resembled streams as relentless rain overwhelmed the city's drainage system.
The worst tragedy was reported in Rohini, where a four-storey building under construction collapsed amid the heavy rain, killing three people.
According to the IMD, Delhi's base weather station at Safdarjung recorded 72.6 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am. Lodhi Road received 80.2 mm, Ridge 77.8 mm, Palam 63 mm and Ayanagar 57.4 mm during the same period.
Waterlogging was reported from several parts of the city, including Sadar Bazar, Greater Kailash, Badarpur, Nasirpur, Teliwara, Mahavir Bazar, Swarup Nagar, Kushak Road, Munirka, Dwarka, Vikas Marg, East Delhi and the New Delhi Railway Station area.
Traffic slowed to a crawl on several arterial roads, including Ring Road, Outer Ring Road, the Delhi-Noida Expressway and National Highway-48 near Dhaula Kuan, Mahipalpur and Rajokri, with reduced visibility and waterlogging worsening the morning rush.
The relentless downpour also brought down trees across parts of the capital, adding to the disruption.
Two trees were uprooted in East of Kailash — one near the ISKCON temple and another outside the National Heart Institute — briefly blocking roads and disrupting traffic. No injuries were reported in either incident.
Delhi civic agencies received multiple complaints related to waterlogging, fallen trees and power disruptions as emergency teams were deployed to clear roads and restore normalcy.
The impact of the downpour extended beyond the capital into neighbouring Gurugram, where flooded roads left vehicles stranded and caused massive congestion on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway near Narsinghpur, Basai, Umang Bhardwaj Chowk, Kadipur, Sector 10A and Sohna Road.
The IMD attributed the widespread rain over the past two days to the seasonal monsoon trough shifting northwards towards the Himalayan foothills.
Weather officials said Delhi is likely to continue receiving widespread rainfall until the system moves further north.
Despite the intense rainfall, Delhi's air quality remained in the "satisfactory" category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 61 on Thursday morning.
