New Delhi, July 28: Heavy rains in the national capital have claimed two lives, including a minor girl, as life came to a standstill in many parts of the city today due to record overnight showers which led to water logging in several areas resulting in chaotic traffic jams. The city has received a record 126 mm of rains till 8:30 am today since Sunday evening.
Rain gauges measured 57 mm of rains for a period of 12 hours ending 8:30 am today. The overnight rains brought the city to a crawl with several busy intersections and roads still inundated by the first widespread monsoon rains in the city.
Sapna (8) drowned in the water which had flooded her house in Devli village early today while Nadeem (36) was electrocuted to death at Mori Gate last night after coming in contact with an electric pole. The fire brigade officials said they received a call at around 12:15 am that a house was flooded with water after heavy rains in the capital.
“We rushed fire tenders to the spot. After hours of work, we managed to gush out the water from the house.
The girl was found inside the house,” the official said. Sapna was rushed to AIIMS where she was declared brought dead.
Nadeem, a resident of Gupta Colony, met with the accident at around 9.20 pm when the electric pole caught fire and he apparently came in contact with it. .
—-PTI–