Dense fog on Thursday morning in Rajasthan's Churu district claimed the lives of eight people on the National Highway (NH) 11 when a passenger bus collided with a van coming from the opposite direction. The van was going to Ratangarh via Bikaner when it collided with a passenger bus.
A day after heavy downpour in several parts of North India, cold wave conditions with an overcast sky prevailed over most parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on Thursday. The severe fog led to the delay of at least 21 Delhi-bound trains by one to six hours.
According to northern railway officials, Raxaul-Anand Vihar Satyagrah Express was delayed by 8 hours, followed by Malda-Delhi Junction Farakka Express which is running behind its schedule by 5 hours and 30 minutes.
Amid bone-chilling winter in North India, Delhi NCR recorded a minimum of 8 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning and a sunny day is predicted ahead, the weather department said.
Delhi recorded an above normal maximum temperature for a second consecutive day on Thursday after remaining in the grip of a prolonged cold spell, the longest since 1992. The city recorded a high of 23 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, and a low of 4.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal.
More than 30 vehicles pile up at the Delhi-Jaipur highway due to fog. Several people are said to be injured in the incident.
The Delhi-NCR woke up with severe cold on the first day of the year 2020 with minimum temperature 2.4 degrees Celsius recorded in Safdarjung area.
Flight operations on January 1, 2020 remained normal. The minimum temperature remained around 5-degree Celsius on Wednesday morning.
Delhi, which is shivering under an intense spell of cold wave for two weeks, experienced its coldest recorded December day on Monday, with the maximum temperature being at just 9.4 degrees Celsius, the IMD announced. The India Meteorological Department has records of temperatures since 1901.
Six people, including two minors, were killed when their car skidded off the road and fell into a canal in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on a foggy Sunday night, police said. Five other occupants of the car suffered injuries in the accident that took place around 11.30 pm, they said on Monday.
Delhi is witnessing the coldest December in years. Very dense fog covered the national capital region in the early hours of Monday, which led to a delay in the movement of several flights and trains, while 6 people died in a road accident resulting out of dense fog on the streets.
Delhi Weather Alert: Delhi and NCR witnessed extreme dense fog on Monday morning reducing visibility with the minimum temperature recorded at 4 degree Celsius at 7 am. Due to the thick blanket of fog, At least 30 trains are running late due to low visibility in the Northern Railway region
Delhi weather alert! Due to dense fog, several flights flying in and out of the Delhi international airport have either been delayed or diverted to other nearby airports. Delhi Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport authorities said due to thick blanket of dense fog, flight operations at Delhi airport are affected.
The minimum temperature in various parts of Delhi varied with 2.5 degrees Celsius being recorded at Ayanagar, 2.8 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road, 3.2 degrees Celsius at Palam and 3.6 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung.
Delhi recorded minimum temperature at 2.8 degrees Celsius in the wee hours of Monday. The weatherman has forecast light rains in the national capital from January 1 to 3, 2020. Hailstorms are also expected to lash the region on January 2.
Delhiites woke up to dense fog on Monday morning as cold wave continues to batter Delhi-NCR and entire north India. The minimum temperature on Sunday night was recorded at 2.5-degree Celcius.
Six people, including two minors, were killed when their car skidded off the road and fell into a canal in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, apparently due to fog, police said on Monday.
India weather forecast for Christmas Day 2019: Christmas Day will bring fog and cold wave in India. The cold wave conditions will continue throughout the country, while some parts are also expected to receive rainfall. According to the weather forecast, dense fog will shroud several regions on December 25. Here is India's weather forecast for Christmas Day and the subsequent days.
According to the weather department, the cold conditions will prevail till the weekend. On Monday, Delhi recorded a high of 14.3 degrees Celsius and a low of 8.3 degrees Celsius.
Delhi-NCR and north India have begun to face foggy mornings affecting public transport services.
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