Parts of New Delhi woke up underwater for the second day in a row This Friday, due to a historical flood of the Yamuna river, whose level started to decrease after reaching its maximum point between heavy rains hitting the north India leaving almost a hundred dead. According to data from the Central Water Commission of India (CWC), the river’s level dropped to 208.4 meters this morning, a marginal drop from yesterday’s all-time high of 208.66 meters.
Although the river level is expected to continue to drop in the coming hours, many areas adjacent to the river are still flooded, while the water that reached the walls of the iconic Red Keep yesterday completely flooded the markets and residential areas. The closure of several flooded water treatment plants has also led to rationing of drinking water for residents in parts of the city.
They joined the flood various malfunctions in the city’s water management systemWhen passing through this city of 22 million people, the gates of one of the Yamuna dams were partially blocked, and a breach formed in one of the culverts that then flowed into the river and allowed water to enter other parts of the city. “Engineers work all night, I asked the Secretary General to ask the Army and the National Disaster Response Force for help, this needs to be fixed urgently,” the capital’s head of government, Arvind Kejriwal, said on Twitter. .
The New Delhi government said in a statement that the rains had forced 23,692 residents to evacuate from areas at risk of flooding. The severe flooding in the capital is the result of heavy rains that hit northern India these days, leaving close to a hundred dead, hundreds missing and thousands stranded.
The heaviest burden of this destruction was borne by the state of Himachal Pradesh. there are at least 88 people dead 16 more missing since last 24 June. Heavy rains cause significant personal and property damage in South Asian countries each year, especially during the monsoon period between May and September.