However, the respite may prove short-lived. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ for Delhi and adjoining NCR regions, cautioning that severe heatwave conditions are expected to persist until May 27.
The latest weather update forecasts rainfall across multiple Delhi areas — including Shahdara in the East, Central, North, South, and West Delhi — likely accompanied by thunder and strong winds in the coming hours.
Waterlogging at several places affected the flow of traffic on arterial roads leading to massive jams in several parts and left thousands of commuters, including school children, struggling to reach their destination in time.
Heavy traffic jams were reported on several major stretches, with vehicular movement severely impacted at Netaji Subhash Marg, Rajiv Chowk in Gurugram, Chhatarpur, ITO, Dhaula Kuan, and Geeta Colony.
The survivors were identified as Pankaj, 8; Dhruv, 10; and Adi, 8, they said.
The weather of the National Capital changed from a sunny morning to a rainy afternoon, with the Ridge weather station recording 37.8 mm of rainfall, as per IMD data.
Rising Yamuna water levels have flooded Delhi's Yamuna Bazar and surrounding areas, forcing residents to abandon their homes and take shelter in temporary tents or on rooftops.
A man died after being crushed by a tree that fell during heavy rainfall near South Delhi’s Nehru Place Metro station, police said, according to news agency UNI on Thursday.
Taking to the roads in the heavily waterlogged Karol Bagh area, Yadav said that he came to see for himself the suffering of the people on submerged and clogged roads to call the BJP’s bluff.
Light and prolonged rainfall on Wednesday morning brought much-needed relief to Delhi, cooling the city and improving its air quality.
