Within three hours of heavy rainfall in Delhi, a portion of a road in the slum area of Anna Nagar near ITO caved in, washing away a house along with it.
A road caved-in in a slum area of Anna Nagar near ITO, Delhi after heavy rainfall (Screengrab from video)
A house collapsed in the slum area of Anna Nagar near ITO as heavy rains lashed Delhi on Sunday morning for about two hours. The house collapsed as a portion of the road along it caved-in following heavy rains in the national capital. The video of the house collapsing, washing away the house, has gone viral on social media.
No casualties have so far been reported in the incident. According to the reports, no one was present in the house at the time of the incident.
Following the house collapse in Anna Nagar slum area, the Centralized Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) and fire engines rushed to the spot.
No, it’s not Bihar, this is our national capital New Delhi after merely two hours of heavy rainfall. One person drowned at Minto Road, houses washed away in sink hole near ITO, neck deep waterlogged streets. It was supposed to be a ‘ world class city’!#DelhiRains #DelhiDrowns pic.twitter.com/y4QA6OfCbA
— Abhishek Anand (@abhishekanandji) July 19, 2020
This comes after a person died after getting stuck under a waterlogged bridge in Delhi’s Minto Road.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi witnessed rains from 5.30 am to 8.30 am on Sunday. While Ridge area recorded 8.6 cm of rainfall, Lodhi Road recorded 8.1 cm and Safdarjung recorded 7.5 cm of rainfall.
Today Heavy rainfall reported at few places over Delhi. Rainfall amount till 0830am of today(from 0530 to 0830AM): Ridge-8.6cm, Lodhi Road-8.1cm, Safderjung-7.5cm. Forecast-Light to moderate rain spell likely at a few places over Delhi and neighboring areas during next 3-hours. pic.twitter.com/loMJmu3SjO
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) July 19, 2020
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