Rain dampens Independence Day festivities in Delhi-NCR, more showers in store
The mist and cloud cover slightly reduced visibility, while the minimum temperature dipped to 24.2 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees below normal. The IMD said the maximum temperature is likely to settle near 32 degrees.The forecast for the day includes a generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers across the capital's districts.'Thunderstorm and lightning with moderate rain [are] very likely over parts of South East Delhi, East Delhi, Shahadra, Central Delhi, North East Delhi, South Delhi, New Delhi, South West Delhi, West Delhi, North West Delhi, and North Delhi,' the IMD said.The showers followed Thursday's torrential downpour that drenched the city with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours, leaving several major roads, including the Dhaula Kuan-Gurugram stretch, waterlogged. Cars and buses waded through waist-deep water while bikers pushed stalled two-wheelers through submerged sections.Three people, including two children, died in rain-related incidents on Thursday.IMD scientist Akhil Srivastava said more wet days are ahead, but not as intense. 'If we speak of [the] coming one week, in Delhi, we would be able to see one spell of very light to light rainfall activity after tomorrow... There could be cloudy conditions. These conditions are likely to persist the entire week,' he said.The rain chaos also fuelled a heated political exchange. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused the ruling BJP of turning Delhi's roads into 'pools' and called the rain-related casualties 'murders.'Sharing a video of an inundated road in the city's Kalkaji locality, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said, 'What condition the BJP people have brought Delhi to in just a few months.'Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra shot back on X, 'Shameless, indeed! You looted and ruined Delhi for 12 years... and now you're blaming the BJP over a fallen tree? Delhi will definitely change, but this shamelessness... is only possible in AAP!'The AAP was in power for over 10 years in Delhi, until the BJP trounced it during the assembly polls in February this year.- EndsTrending Reel
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