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Home / News / India News / 2 dead, water-logging in Delhi-NCR due to heavy rain
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2 dead, water-logging in Delhi-NCR due to heavy rain

2 dead, water-logging in Delhi-NCR due to heavy rain
Written by Sagar
Jul 19, 2020, 02:02 pm 2 min read
2 dead, water-logging in Delhi-NCR due to heavy rain

Two persons were reported dead on Sunday as heavy rain flooded key regions of Delhi and surroundings areas. The body of one of the deceased, a 60-year-old man identified as Kundan, was found floating in water near the road under the national capital's popular Minto Bridge that was heavily flooded. Another 55-year-old man was electrocuted to death in the Jahagirpuri area, reports NDTV. Here's more.

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Kundan's body was spotted, retrieved around 10 am

Kundan possibly died of drowning while trying to maneuver his tempo through the water-logged underpass. "The man (Kundan) was driving his Tata Ace tempo from New Delhi railway station towards Connaught Place when he possibly drowned," Assistant Commissioner of Police (Barakhamba Road), Rajender Dubey, said. His body was spotted and retrieved around 10 am by a trackman at the New Delhi railway station yard.

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DTC bus was submerged, three persons rescued

The body was found close to a spot where a DTC bus was submerged at the water-logged underpass. The Delhi Fire Services sent its team and rescued the bus driver and conductor, as well as an auto driver. However, they were unaware of a body being found in the area. There were no passengers on the bus at that time.

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Here are visuals from the spot

#WATCH Delhi: Fire Department personnel rescue people on-board a bus that was stuck in a waterlogged road under Minto Bridge following heavy rainfall in the national capital this morning. pic.twitter.com/wBCjSRtvqw

— ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2020
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Traffic police issue advisory regarding certain routes

Till 8:30 am this morning, the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representational figures for the city, recorded 74.8 mm of rainfall. Meanwhile, key roads including Azadpur Underpass, South Avenue Road, Pul Prahladpur Underpass, and Moolchand Underpass are largely affected. In light of the situation, the city traffic police have issued an advisory, thereby asking drivers to avoid these routes.

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Rains to continue for 3-4 days across North India

Delhi-NCR and the neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana will receive continuous rainfall for the next 3-4 days, said reports. Other northern states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh will also witness heavy rainfall till Tuesday.

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Sagar covers national news for NewsBytes. He has previously worked as an editorial intern at NDTV. Over the course of his near three-year career, Sagar has gained experience in news writing, copy editing, and video production. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Delhi.
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