On Way Home From Work, Delhi Teen Falls Into Overflowing Drain, Swept Away
An 18-year-old man remains missing after falling into an overflowing drain in Delhi during heavy monsoon rains. Search operations were hampered by darkness and the intensity of the water current.
Why it matters
Underscores the dangers posed by inadequate urban drainage infrastructure during extreme weather events in densely populated cities.
For 18-year-old Ankit, Friday evening was supposed to end like any other workday. After finishing his shift at a company in Noida, he was on his way back home to his family in South East Delhi. But amid the heavy rain that battered Delhi and the National Capital Region, the journey took a tragic turn when he slipped and fell into an overflowing drain.Nearly a day later, he remains untraced, as search teams continue efforts to find him.The incident occurred around 8 pm on Friday in the Priyanka Camp area under the Sarita Vihar police station limits.According to family members and local residents, Ankit, the elder of his parents' two children, was returning home from work when he reached an open drain near a bridge in Sarita Vihar.
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