New Delhi:
Rains lashed Delhi on Tuesday afternoon, bringing much-needed relief to citizens after a days-long heat wave but causing damage to vehicles and causing traffic congestion in the national capital.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for rain and strong winds across the city.
Heavy downpour caused extensive property damage as trees fell in the national capital.
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As rain and strong winds continued to lash the city, a tree fell on parked cars in an area east of Kailash in southeast Delhi. No casualties have been reported as a result of the falling tree.
However, the Mercedes car was damaged as a result of the impact. The footage shows how tree branches fell on the roof and hood of the Mercedes, causing damage.
A Mercedes owner who spoke to NDTV stressed that since the monsoon has now entered Delhi, such incidents are bound to happen if proper measures are not taken to ensure minimum damage. He urged authorities to trim vulnerable tree branches and take appropriate measures to reduce the risk of rain-related accidents.
The driver of the car confirmed to NDTV that the Mercedes was stationary when a tree suddenly fell on Raja Dhir Singh Marg around 1:30 pm. It also damaged another passing car, according to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS).
The DFS said they received a call about the incident at 1:38 p.m. and immediately dispatched a fire engine to the scene.
Public Works Department (PWD) officials also reached the spot and began cutting down and removing the fallen tree to clear the roadway and restore normal traffic flow. The falling tree temporarily disrupted traffic on Raja Dhir Singh Marg before clearance operations began.
Officials said strong winds could have caused the tree to collapse.
This comes days after heavy rains caused an old peepal tree to collapse and fall on a school bus, killing an 11-year-old boy in Chembur in Mumbai and injuring several others.
The weather service has issued a red alert.
The IMD has issued a red alert for Delhi, forecasting more rain and strong winds in the national capital.
The Met Office had earlier issued an ‘orange’ warning warning of moderate rain in most places, as well as thunderstorms, lightning and wind speeds reaching 50-60km/h, but later upgraded it to ‘red’ for the entire city.
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Moderate rain is forecast in many places, with heavy rain in some places accompanied by moderate thunderstorms and lightning, with wind speeds reaching 70 km/h.
IMD data showed that Najafgarh received the highest rainfall between 8:30 am and 2:30 pm at 76 mm, followed by Gurugram at 26 mm, Narayana at 17 mm and Ghaziabad at 16 mm. Janakpuri received 15mm rainfall, Mayura Vihar 11mm while Pragati Maidan and Jharod Kalan received 10mm rainfall each. Puza received 37 mm of rainfall, making it one of the worst affected areas of the city.
The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 36 degrees Celsius. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, the highest since July 2, 2024.