Heavy rain.
Several parts of North India, including Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region), received heavy rains on Friday, killing at least seven people, more than 100 trees were uprooted and more than 200 flights were delayed. At the same time, Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed after landslides due to heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir. A 28-year-old woman and her three children died in a house collapse due to a tree collapse in Najafgarh area of southwest Delhi.
An official said that police and fire department officials took out five people buried under the rubble and took them to the nearest hospital in Jafarpur Kalan, where doctors declared four of them dead.
Three people died due to celestial lightning
In Firozabad and Etah in Uttar Pradesh, three people were killed and four others were injured due to celestial lightning. According to the police, two laborers-Satyendra (35) and Vishnu (25), who were working on a road project under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) due to lightning on Shikohabad-Nanemau road in Firozabad, died on the spot, while another laborer Devendra (30) was seriously injured.
Police said that four members of a family, who were trying to cover grass bundles with tarpaulin in Bhagwantpur village of Etah, were hit by a celestial lightning, causing a 17 -year -old teenager named Deeksha on the spot, while her sister Sapna was severely burnt. Deeksha’s brother and father also suffered minor injuries in the incident.
Roads submerged in many cities
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that it was due to a mixture of moisture and winds coming from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal in the unexpected rain region. According to the department, a mixture of weather systems created thunderstorm conditions. Many roads in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Mathura were submerged and vehicles were seen crawling for hours.
Municipal corporation officials said that 100 to 200 trees were uprooted in Delhi alone. In Faridabad, people were seen trying to take out a car out of the water. In Ghaziabad, there was a traffic jam situation and long queues of vehicles were seen on the roads.
Rain jammed in many areas of Delhi
People faced heavy traffic jams due to waterlogging in many areas including Minto Bridge, ITO, Major Somnath Marg and Khanpur in Delhi. Traffic on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway slowed down, while Hero Honda Chowk, Rajiv Chowk and IFFCO Chowk also got heavy jams. In Delhi, it started around five in the morning and rained 77 mm of water in just three hours. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Delhi and urged people to be highly cautious and to take necessary precautions.
Delay in over 200 flights
Due to thunder torrential rains and strong winds, the operation of more than 200 flights at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport was delayed and three flights had to be changed. An official said that two flights coming to Delhi Airport were diverted towards Jaipur and one flight towards Ahmedabad.
Around 100 calls were received near Delhi Fire Service in connection with rain -related incidents. According to officials, at least 25 complaints of falling trees and 12 complaints of waterlogging were received in Lutyens Delhi region. A spokesman for Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) said that TPDDL received 22 complaints related to power cuts, in which supply was restored within a few minutes to an hour.
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed
Electricity distribution company BSES said that power cuts were made as a precaution in some low and waterlogging areas. In Gurugram, due to heavy rains on Friday morning, most of the city was submerged except some areas. A traffic police official said that Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed after a landslide due to rain in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that due to the sudden floods in the Chenab river, officers in Reasi and Akhnoor sectors had to issue warnings against the banks of the river. According to the official, the movement of vehicles from both sides has stopped on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway due to the landslide at Chamba Seri of Ramban after a sudden flood due to cloudburst.
CM Yogi instructed the officials
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the officials to visit the affected areas, assess the damage done to crops and livestock and ensure that immediate help should be provided to the people affected by celestial lightning and accidents related to rain or storm. According to IMD, in western Uttar Pradesh, in some places on May 3 to four, there is a forecast of strong winds and thunderstorms at a speed of 25-35 km per hour.
The department said that during this period, air speed can reach 40-50 km per hour at sporadic places. IMD has forecast rain at sporadic places on May 3 in eastern Uttar Pradesh and water in widespread area on May 4. According to the department, during this period, there is also a possibility of thunderstorms in the area and strong winds (30-50 km per hour).
Shimla also havoc of rain and hailstorm
The Meteorological Office said that rain and hailstorm also wreaked havoc in Shimla and nearby Jubbarhatti area of Himachal Pradesh. According to officials, the Tuticandi-ISBT route was blocked for a few hours due to falling trees on three vehicles parked on the road in Shimla. He said that there was strong wind in Kufri, Bilaspur, Rekong Pio, Bajura, Narkanda and Tabo, while Shimla, Jubbarhatti, Sundernagar, Jot, Bhuntar, Murari Devi and Kangra received thunderstorms.
Orange alert issued in many areas
The Meteorological Department Center has issued an orange alert regarding hailstorm at different places in Himachal Pradesh on Friday. It has also issued an orange and yellow alert to blowing strong winds in the state till Thursday, lightning, lightning shining and strong winds at a speed of 30-50 kmph.
According to the department, at many places in Himachal, the minimum temperature was recorded by two to five degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature in Lahaul and Spiti was recorded at 5.6 degrees Celsius. In many parts of Punjab and Haryana, there was a slight drop in temperature due to rain with strong winds overnight. The local meteorological office reported that Hisar, Bathinda and Gurdaspur received the highest rainfall.