Vehicles Submerged And Roads Flooded, Heavy Rainfall Cause Ruckus In Delhi (Ximage@iAtulKrishnan1)
Passengers who were stuck inside a bus under the flooded Kodia Bridge underpass in Delhi’s Kishanganj were rescued by the police and rescue teams. The bus was stranded under the bridge for nearly two hours due to the severe flooding in the national capital due to heavy rain.
Video footages showed passengers swimming to safety from the submerged bus as policemen and rescue workers used ropes to help them. the passengers were seen wearing life jackets as the rescue workers helped them cross the flooded road one by one while they cling to the rope under the bridge.
#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from Azad Market underpass as passengers being rescued from a bus stuck here due to severe waterlogging. pic.twitter.com/Xuuv8D0tnI
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024
Even though the rain has brought the much-needed relief to the sweltering heatwave that swept the region, the downpour inundated many roads across Delhi-NCR. The waterlogging has affected the traffic movement and forced people to meander through knee-high water.
As per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Safdarjung observatory in the city recorded 228mm of rainfall ending at 8:30 am today. As per the statistics, the rain marks the second-highest 24-hour rainfall in June ever recorded. On June 1936, the city has recorded 235.5mm rainfall.
A portion of roof of Indira Gandhi International Airport’s Terminal 1 collapsed. According to Delhi Fire Services, one person was killed and eight others sustained injuries in the incident.
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On Thursday, IMD said monsoon in Delhi will arrive in 2-3 days. In statement, the weather department said that conditions are likely to become favourable for the advance of the southwest monsoon in the capital.
Last year, the monsoon hit Delhi on June 26, as per the IMD data. It arrived on June 30 in 2022, on July 13 in 2021, and June 25 in 2020.
