Flooding caused by heavy rain forced some people to evacuate and caused several schools to close as the city braced for further rain two weeks after the Yamuna river burst its banks and inundated parts of the capital.
Heavy rain in India’s capital: The flooding of the Hindon river in Noida city, which is adjacent to southeast Delhi, drowned hundreds of automobiles in a commercial zone.
Television video showed that residents who lived close to the river’s banks had to relocate to higher land, and some local schools had to close. According to the weather service, “intense spells” of rain fell on Delhi early on Wednesday, with 37 mm (1.46 inches) of rain in the centre and as much as 110 mm (4.33 inches) in the east over the previous 24 hours.
Meteorologists predicted that Delhi would experience moderate to severe rain later on Wednesday. Following this month’s severe rains in the north, the Yamuna river, which flows through the city, swelled to a 45-year high, flooding parts of the city and causing thousands of residents to flee.
Floodwaters inundated a monument honouring Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of Indian independence, and even reached the walls of the famous Red Fort.
The Central Water Commission reported that the river in Delhi has risen almost to the “danger level” early on Wednesday.