Gurgaon, Delhi under water: 10 videos that capture rain chaos
Heavy rainfall has caused severe waterlogging and traffic chaos across Delhi and Gurgaon, marking the wettest start to August since 2011. The disruption has forced schools to close and companies to implement work-from-home policies as infrastructure struggles to cope.
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Illustrates the vulnerability of urban infrastructure in major Indian cities to extreme weather events and the resulting impact on daily life.
NEW DELHI: Heavy rain brought Delhi and Gurgaon to a standstill on Friday, with widespread waterlogging, flooded roads and severe traffic congestion disrupting normal life across the National Capital Region (NCR).Here are 10 videos that capture the extent of the rain chaos, from flooded roads and submerged vehicles to traffic snarls across Delhi and Gurgaon.Several parts of Delhi were inundated after relentless rainfall, while Gurgaon witnessed major traffic snarls as commuters struggled to navigate waterlogged roads.The Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway was among the worst-affected stretches, with vehicles moving at a crawl and long queues reported at several locations.Delhi recorded 127 mm of rainfall during the first seven days of August, making it the wettest first week of the month since 2011, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Several weather stations recorded more than 100 mm of rain during the day.The downpour also caused waterlogging at Safdarjung Hospital, where rainwater entered parts of…
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