2 days Ago By Vishwam Sankaran
The death toll from the abrupt heavy rains in the Indian capital has now reached 11, with hundreds more affected by the downpour. New Delhi experienced record-breaking rainfall last week, with precipitation levels in a single day surpassing the city’s entire month’s average. The Indian capital recorded over 228mm of rainfall on Friday, the highest for a single day in June since 1936.
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in the capital, with heavy rains predicted for Sunday and Monday. “228 mm. That’s three times the month’s rainfall in just a few hours,” climate scientist Roxy Koll shared in a post on X.
“Warmer air holds more moisture for a longer time. So, it may not rain for several days but when it rains, it dumps a month’s or a season’s rain in a few hours,” Dr Koll said. Heavy rainfall is also predicted for the next four to five days in the north Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
The intense rainfall in Delhi has led to at least 11 deaths, including the death of a cab driver waiting for passengers due to a roof collapse at Delhi’s main airport. At least one person was killed and eight others injured after a portion of the roof collapsed at Delhi’s international airport on Friday morning. The accident occurred at terminal one of the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 5.
30 am (1am BST) after heavy rains lashed India ’s capital. T.
