Floods inundate low lying parts of New Delhi

Описание: (15 Jul 2023)
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New Delhi, India - 15 July 2023
1. Various of aerial of flood waters on roads near Yamuna river bank ++MUTE++
HEADLINE: Flood water submerges parts of New Delhi
2. Aerial of roads and communities adjacent to Delhi’s iconic Red Fort Monument ++MUTE++
ANNOTATION: Monsoon rainfall has flooded low lying areas of India's capital, with water levels of the city's Jamuna River hitting a 40-year high.
3. Wide of submerged car
4. Wide of Nigambodh Ghat, north Delhi’s Hindu cremation ground which can't be used due to flooding
ANNOTATION: Roads, cars and homes have all been submerged, leading to thousands of people being evacuated
5. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Mukesh Kumar, Evacuee:
“When the floods came, all my belongings drowned in the waters. I am left with nothing. Three of my vehicles drowned as well. I have nothing left now. We were rescued in a boat. Somehow our lives were saved. We took refuge on top of an electricity pillar. The situation was very bad.”
6. Various of relief camps set up for farming communities that were rescued from floods near the Yamuna river flood plains
ANNOTATION: Despite water levels receding, thousands are still in relief camps while their homes remain flooded.
7. Aerial of a flooded prominent route leading to Connaught Place, a busy commercial area in Central Delhi ++MUTE++
8. People walking and with bikes trying to cross a flooded street near Kashmere Gate, the main interstate bus terminus
ANNOTATION: Government offices are closed, but private industry remains open, and damage and obstructions have thrown the daily commute into disarray.
9. Aerial of flooding ++MUTE++
ANNOTATION: While the rains are crucial for agriculture, the record amount has caused the deaths of more than 100 people in northern India over the last two weeks.


STORYLINE:
Low lying areas in India's capital Delhi continue to remain flooded on Saturday, despite the River Jamuna's water levels slowly starting to recede.

The water level of the Jamuna River flowing through the Indian capital topped a 40-year record, exceeding 207 meters, or about 680 feet, on Wednesday evening.

Schools and colleges were closed after record monsoon rains led to massive waterlogging, caved in roads, collapsed homes and gridlocked traffic in large parts of northern India, killing more than 100 people within two weeks.

The monsoon season between June and September brings most of South Asia’s annual rainfall.

While the rains are crucial for agriculture, they often cause severe flooding and infrastructure damage.

At least 88 people died, 42 of them in the past six days, and more than 100 were injured in the worst hit mountainous Himachal Pradesh state where cars, buses, bridges and houses were swept away by swirling flood waters, a state government statement said.

The region is nearly 500 kilometers (310 miles) north of New Delhi.

In New Delhi, residential areas close to the Jamuna River were flooded, submerging roads, cars and homes, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people from low-lying areas.

Dozens of cars were blocked by sheets of water, throwing the movement of vehicles into disarray during the morning rush hour in New Delhi on Thursday.

Commuter Surmukh Singh said he had been forced to travel a long distance to get to work to avoid the floods.

Meanwhile, thousands continue to live in relief camps due to their homes still being flooded.

AP video by Piyush Nagpal

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