18 people, including six children, died in rain-related accidents in two months

18 people have died due to floods in delhi in the last two months. Six of the 18 killed were children between the ages of 3 and 10. The nation's capital witnessed incessant rains, causing severe water logging across the city and its suburbs.

According to india Today, 11 people died due to drowning in flooded areas and seven people were displaced. The deaths involved three IAS candidates who died due to drowning on the ground of a training center in Old Delhi's Rajendra Nagar. On Saturday, a seven-year-old boy drowned in a water park in the 20th district of Rohini, which was inundated by the flood. recently This problem happened in the evening when the child was playing in the park. Two 15-year-old boys drowned in rainwater at a vacant lot in Delhi's prem Nagar area on Saturday.

In another incident, a 13-year-old boy was electrocuted after hitting an electric pole while playing cricket in Ranhola area outside delhi, police said on Tuesday. In similar circumstances, a woman and her son drowned in a river near Khoda Colony in Delhi's Ghazipur area, while a 12-year-old boy was electrocuted. Bindapur district of Dwarka. The deceased's father told the police: His son was electrocuted when he returned from class at seven o'clock on wednesday evening. Two plastic pipes with disconnected power cables were found sticking out of the ground. Also, one person was killed in Sabzi Mandi area and three others were injured - two in Shastri Park and one in Defense Colony due to the collapse of buildings after incessant rain.
The india Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for rain in delhi on Monday, warning of thunder and lightning.
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Balasahana Suresh

12/08/2024 01:11 PM