New Delhi: At least 11 people, including two woman and three children, were killed in rain-related incidents as heavy rains lashed the capital on Monday evening, causing serpentine traffic jams and water logging in several areas.
Four incidents of electrocution were reported from various parts of the city in which six people lost their lives while five others perished in two incidents of wall-collapse.
Two each persons died due to electrocution in Manasarovar Park and Chandni Chowk while one each deaths were reported from Mori Gate and Patel Nagar. The victim in Patel Nagar was a 13-year-old boy.
Two men were electrocuted tonight when they came in contact with an electric wire which fell off a pole due to the rains in central Delhi's Chandni Chowk at around 8 pm. The victims were identified as Ram Kishan and Ram Lakhan.
A woman Shanti Devi and her children Pankaj (8) and Navin (12) died when a portion of a wall collapsed in north-east Delhi's Jhilmil Colony amid rains at around 8:30 pm, police said here.
In another incident, an elderly woman and her grandchild died in Vivek Vihar. Two persons were also injured in a wall collapse incident in Jamia Nagar.
Monsoon showers, which eluded the city during the day, brought back cheers to Delhiites as the mercury came down. The rains started at around six pm and lasted for about 90 minutes. The rain gauges measured 51.4 mm till 9:30 pm. A week ago, similar showers threw traffic out of gear in the capital.
The showers caught unawares many office-goers and commuters returning home. Many roads were waterlogged, resulting in traffic snarls. Some vehicles also got stuck in
the middle of the road.
The MCD Central Control Room said it got 32 complaints of water logging and 13 of uprooting of trees in just 40 minutes. Chandni Chowk, West Delhi and New Delhi were the worst-affected areas, officials said. Connaught Place was also affected badly by rains. Traffic obstructions were reported from near General Post Office, Mandir Marg, Barakhamba, Minto Road, Ranjit Singh flyover as well as Chanakya Puri, authorities said.
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