Roads cave-in as heavy rains lash Delhi
News | July 22, 2020 18:11 ISTA part of Mahipalpur bypass caved in following heavy rainfall in Delhi. Part of the Ashoka Road also caved in probably due to sinking stormwater.
A part of Mahipalpur bypass caved in following heavy rainfall in Delhi. Part of the Ashoka Road also caved in probably due to sinking stormwater.
A part of Ashoka Road in the heart of Lutyens Delhi caved in earlier today after a morning of heavy downpour. Delhi-NCR received major rainfall throughout the morning.
Heavy rain has chilled the atmosphere in the national capital. On one hand, while the downpour has dropped the mercury in Delhi, on the other, reports have emerged of traffic jams due to waterlogging in several areas. Delhi Traffic Police has been pro-active in issuing live traffic updates and which routes to avoid.
Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of the national capital on July 21.
Delhi-NCR received its first spell of heavy rains on Sunday morning which led to waterlogging in low-lying areas and brought traffic to a standstill at key stretches in the city.
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The first monsoon rains in Delhi have disrupted normal life. At the same time, special people of the city also had to face difficulties.
In what is arguably the strongest rainfall seen by the national capital in years, Delhites woke up on Sunday to massive downpour and sounds of thunder.
Some parts of Delhi drenched with rain on Friday. The heavy downpour brought respite from the sultry weather condition prevailing for a few days.
The national capital reeled under sultry weather on Thursday as rains continued to elude large parts of the city.
Delhiites have woken up to a pleasant morning after overnight rains changed the weather in the national capital. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted that thunderstorms would occur in Delhi and surrounding areas in the next two hours.
Heavy rains drenched parts of the national capital on Wednesday as monsoon clouds reached the city.
Heavy traffic on Barapullah flyover resulted due to waterlogging near Lodhi Road, going towards INA market.
A spell of early-morning rain brought respite from sweltering weather in the national capital and neighbouring areas on Monday. Waterlogging was also witnessed in some areas following rainfall in the national capital.
Heavy downpour accompanied by powerful storm lashed Delhi-NCR on Wednesday evening. While some trees uprooted in different regions, a huge hoarding collapsed on the Delhi Noida Direct (DND) flyway.
Overnight rain, accompanied with gusty winds of up to 60 km per hour, brought the mercury down in the national capital on Sunday, the weather department said.
Heavy rain, accompanied by a hailstorm, lashed parts of Delhi on Thursday. The rainfall started around 5.00 pm, followed by a hailstorm minutes later. The rain and cloudy skies also led to a dip in the temperature.
Western disturbance is set to affect the national capital and its adjoining area on Thursday, leading to isolated showers that is expected to improve the air quality.
The city recorded a minimum of 18.6 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal, the highest so far this season, the meteorological department said.
Heavy rains accompanied by hailstorm lashed Delhi-NCR on Saturday afternoon, bringing down the temperature of the national capital.
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