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Indian Express
17 hours ago
- Climate
- Indian Express
As rain batters Delhi, netizens share videos of flooded roads and submerged vehicles, lament civic apathy
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Delhi and the eastern parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) Tuesday. Several videos of commuters battling severe waterlogging and traffic snarls in the early morning hours emerged on social media, with many users criticising Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over the city's poor preparedness amid the intensifying monsoon. A video captures the scene near the Ambedkar Stadium, highlighting the slow movement of vehicles due to waterlogging. 'Stunning office hour rain in Delhi. A view of the flooded corner of the famous Ambedkar Stadium, the venue for many a super football game,' journalist Avijit Ghosh wrote on X. Watch here: Stunning office hour rain in Delhi. A view of the flooded corner of the famous Ambedkar Stadium, the venue for many a super football game #DelhiRains — Avijit Ghosh (@cinemawaleghosh) July 29, 2025 Another video shows severe waterlogging in the Kamala Nagar market area in Delhi. The clip captures the half-submerged vehicles parked outside the closed shops. Watch: दिल्ली की कमला नगर मार्केट में दिल्ली CM @gupta_rekha ने दी व्यपारियों और ग्रहकों को वेनिस की गलियों जैसी सुविधा दिल्ली वालों में खुशी की लहर@TajinderBagga भाई भी चला सकते हैं यहां अपनी बोट 😁😂# — tkb🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@bhatvicky73) July 29, 2025 Kamla nagar delhi #DelhiRains @AtishiAAP — @karan (@karansingh1931) July 29, 2025 VIDEO | Delhi: Heavy rainfall triggers waterlogging and traffic snarls in parts of the national capital. Visuals from Bahadurshah Zafar Marg.#DelhiRains #WeatherUpdate (Full video available on PTI Videos – — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 29, 2025 Last man standing? Water logging at ITO.#DelhiRains — Nidhi (@nidhi_sharma) July 29, 2025 दिल्ली के सफदरजंग अस्पताल में जगह जगह पानी जमा होने से मरीज और अस्पताल स्टाफ काफी परेशानियों से गुजर रहे हैं। #DelhiRains — Hemant Rajaura (@hemantrajora_) July 29, 2025 'One drop of rain and Delhi goes from capital city to Venice.' 😹😹#DelhiRains — ZIN… (@Ram_Zin_) July 29, 2025 बारिश हुई और कनॉट प्लेस में घुटनों तक पानी भर गया. साइकिल चलाते हुए @JournoAshutosh जी की ये रिपोर्ट देखिए 😂 — Govind Pratap Singh | GPS (@govindprataps12) July 29, 2025 बरसात के पानी ने खटखटाया सुप्रीम कोर्ट का दरवाजा! कहा – माई लॉर्ड्स, आप ही कुछ कीजिए! सरकार के बस की बात नहीं! दिल्ली में हमारे लिए कोई व्यवस्था नहीं है!#DelhiRains तस्वीर सुप्रीम कोर्ट के गेट नंबर 4 की है। Video Courtesy @awais__usmani — Prabhakar Kumar Mishra (@PMishra_Journo) July 29, 2025 VIDEO | Delhi: Traffic snarl at Dhaula Kuan after heavy rainfall across the national capital.#DelhiRains #DelhiNews (Full video available on PTI Videos – — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 29, 2025 According to a PTI report, the Met Department has forecast moderate to heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and surface winds reaching speeds of 30 to 40 kmph. A red alert has been issued for the eastern parts of the NCR, while a yellow alert remains in effect for other areas. The regional met centre reports that the current spell of rain is expected to persist until August 3. According to IMD data, Delhi received 8 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am Tuesday.
Indian Express
7 days ago
- Climate
- Indian Express
Heavy rain triggers mayhem in Delhi-NCR: Videos of flooded school, traffic snarls, waterlogged roads go viral
Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to heavy rainfall on Wednesday morning, resulting in chaos in several areas during the morning rush hour. Social media was soon flooded with numerous videos capturing the disruption across the region. A video shared by a journalist on X shows children sitting inside a flooded classroom at a government school in Delhi. The footage captures submerged benches, with the children perched on top, keeping their feet raised to avoid the water. Sharing the video, the journalist wrote, 'In Delhi, at the Municipal Girls' School in Tikri Kalan, water flooded up to knee level yesterday. If some cameras turned away from Minto Bridge and focused here, perhaps it would benefit these girls.' Watch the viral video here: अब दिल्ली के वेस्ट विनोद नगर में नाव चलाने के बाद तैराकी का वीडियो। बारिश से जगह जगह जलभराव, लंबे जाम में फंसे हैं लोग। #DelhiRains — Hemant Rajaura (@hemantrajora_) July 23, 2025 Another video captures severe waterlogging in the Vinod Nagar area in Delhi. A man can be seen swimming through the waterlogged road as a protest. अब दिल्ली के वेस्ट विनोद नगर में नाव चलाने के बाद तैराकी का वीडियो। बारिश से जगह जगह जलभराव, लंबे जाम में फंसे हैं लोग। #DelhiRains — Hemant Rajaura (@hemantrajora_) July 23, 2025 A video from East Delhi shows a waterlogged complex after the heavy rain. Recorded from a balcony of a house, the video captures half-submerged vehicles, both two-wheelers and cars, standing amid the severe waterlogging. Noida & adjoining parts of eastern Delhi have got very heavy intensity rains & now rain will shift towards east of this region. More rain is expected in the next 10 days.# — ThunderWild Weather (@ThunderWildWx) July 23, 2025 Severe water-logging is likely across eastern #Delhi, #Noida, #Faridabad & adjoining parts. Some areas have recorded up to around 60-90 MM of rainfall. #DelhiRains — Monika Singh (@Mona_ka_Sona) July 23, 2025 Delhi Mehrauli-Badarpur Road par Gadiyon ke sath logon ko tairne ki suvidha pradaan karti Delhi CM @gupta_rekha 👏👏# — tkb🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@bhatvicky73) July 23, 2025 Ghaziabad elevator road is blocked by the flood and the authority does not give a shit because they don't care about the Indian people people are just waiting to get out of this traffic jam #India #roadtraffic #DelhiRains — Parvindra (@parvindra90) July 23, 2025 @TajinderBagga भाई, आप भी आजकल नाव से ट्रेवल कर रहे होंगे दिल्ली में ? आपको बहुत एक्सपीरिएंस है नाव चलाने का आप दिल्ली के लोगों को नाव चलाने के लिए ट्रेंड करिए भाई 😁😂🤭#DelhiRains#DelhiWaterLogging#दिल्ली_जल_भराव#दिल्ली_बदल_रही_है — tkb🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@bhatvicky73) July 23, 2025 Stuck on Rajnagar Extension Hindon Elevated Road for 2+ hrs. Underpass flooded due to heavy rains right during office rush! What's usually a 60-min commute has turned into a frustrating ordeal. #DelhiRains #TrafficWoes #GhaziabadTraffic — $@/\/\ (@sameer_harley) July 23, 2025 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for parts of Northeast and Southeast Delhi-NCR till 8.40 am. The Met Department further warned of moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds reaching up to 40 km/h. This alert remains in effect until 10.40 am. Areas under the red alert include Preet Vihar, Shahdara, Seelampur, Vivek Vihar, Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, Palwal, Hodal, Aligarh, Bulandshahr, and Mathura. Meanwhile, Northwest and Southwest Delhi, along with adjoining regions in Haryana and Rajasthan, continue to be under an orange alert, with expectations of light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds. This escalation follows an earlier orange alert issued at 7.30 am for the entire Delhi-NCR region.
