坐垫排行榜前十名 Delhi rain fury: Huge tree falls in Kalkaji, man crushed to death, woman stuck

Amid incessant rainfall in Delhi-NCR on Thursday, a huge Neem tree fell on a vehicle in the Kalkaji area of the national capital. A man reportedly died, while a woman could be seen getting stuck and trying to free herself as the tree fell over several vehicles.

The incident took place in B Block of Kalkaji, where continuous hey rainfall since late Wednesday evening led to the uprooting of the giant tree, an official told news agency PTI.

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Several videos of the incident emerged on social media. One such clip showed a woman stuck under the tree, hanging onto a trunk to oid getting hurt.

In another video, a social media user claimed to show the scene in which a person died while on a bike. He was lying dead under a huge tree.

According to a PTI report quoting officials, a 50-year-old man and his daughter were critically injured after a huge tree fell on their motorcycle during hey rain in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area on Thursday morning.

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Several vehicles parked in the vicinity were also damaged in the incident.

According to police, a father-daughter duo was riding through the locality when the tree suddenly uprooted and fell on them. The impact left both of them critically injured, and they were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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As per the PTI report, a hydraulic crane was deployed by civic authorities to remove the tree and clear the road.

The officials were quoted as saying that municipal authorities he been alerted to assess the damage and carry out necessary pruning in the area to prevent further incidents.

Hey rains lash Delhi

Hey rain brought Delhi to a standstill on Thursday morning, leing roads waterlogged and traffic gridlocked.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an 'orange' alert, warning of more rain during the day.

According to the IMD, during the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Thursday, Delhi's primary weather station at Safdarjung recorded 13.1 mm of rainfall, Aya Nagar logged 57.4 mm, Palam 49.4 mm, Lodhi Road 12 mm, Pragati Maidan 9 mm, and Pusa 5 mm.

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The rain brought down the minimum temperature in Delhi to 23.6 degrees Celsius, 3.2 notches below normal. The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 32 degrees Celsius, the IMD said.

The Delhi Traffic Police took to X to warn commuters about waterlogged areas.

"Due to the recent rains causing waterlogging at GTK Depot, Jahangirpuri, and Adarsh Nagar, traffic on Old GT Road is likely to be severely affected. To oid congestion, commuters are advised to oid taking Old GT Road and are requested to plan accordingly or take alternate routes," it said in a post.

(With inputs from agencies)