Nearly 28 dead as rains wreak havoc in north, northwest; several Haryana villages inundated
landslides, traffic chaosand house collapses, as well as a dam breach which inundated several villages in Haryana. The Jammu and Kashmir administration said the annual Amarnath Yatra has been suspended after heavy rains in the Shri Amarnathji Yatra area.
This was the second straight day of heavy rains in the region with Rajasthan being the worst hit as the state reported 16 deaths over two days — two on Saturday and 14 on Sunday. Its Karauli district recorded «exceptionally heavy rainfall» of 38 cm.
Nine people, including eight members of a family, died in Punjab's Hoshiarpur on Sunday as their vehicle was swept away by a overflowing seasonal rivulet.
Heavy rains lashed central, south, southwest and east Delhi too, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls on several road stretches. Officials said on Sunday a seven-year-old boy drowned in a waterlogged park in Rohini's Sector 20 the previous evening.
They said seven calls were received regarding waterlogging at different locations and four about fallen trees. Traffic was disrupted on the Najafgarh-Phirni road near Dhansa stand and Bahadurgarh stand.
Gurugram recorded 70 mm of rainfall during the day. Waterlogging was reported from several areas, including police lines, Bus Stand Road, Sheetla Mata Road, Narsinghpur Service Road, Basai Chowk, Khandsa, Sanjay Gram Road, Sohna Road and Subhash Chowk, sectors 30, 31, 40, 45, 47, 51, 22, 23, 4, 5, 12, 13 48.
These areas also saw traffic snarls with vehicles and pedestrians having to wade through knee-deep waters.
