- Title: Heavy rains in northern India cause waterlogging, traffic chaos
- Date: 19th July 2021
- Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (JULY 19, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) VEHICLES MOVING ON WATERLOGGED ROAD WATERLOGGED ROAD PEOPLE WALKING ON WATERLOGGED ROAD RAINFALL ON WATERLOGGED ROAD VARIOUS OF WORKERS ATTACHING TUBE TO PUMP WATER FROM ROAD (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) WORKER, RAJKUMAR YADAV, SAYING: "It has rained so heavily since last night that roads have been waterlogged. We had started pumping out water from roads last night." VARIOUS OF RAINFALL ON WATERLOGGED ROAD BUS SUBMERGED ON WATERLOGGED ROAD CHILD WALKING IN FLOODED AREA/CHILD SWIMMING WATERLOGGED UNDERPASS CHILD SWIMMING IN MUDDY WATER (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) BUS DRIVER, VINOD KUMAR, SAYING: "The bus stopped here because of water. I tried to start it but it failed to start…the water level started rising with more rain. Rain just didn't stop, so I jumped out of it to safety as the water rose. We tried to call officials for help to move the bus, however, they told us that they will move it when the water recedes." VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC MOVING SLOWLY ON WATERLOGGED RAOD CLOSED STALLS AND SLUM ON ROADSIDE ON WATERLOGGED ROAD WOMAN LOOKING ON AS RAIN FALLS PEOPLE WADING THROUGH WATER WATERLOGGED AREA/VEHICLES MOVING SLOWLY (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) NEW DELHI RESIDENT, SUNIL, SAYING: "It rained, now water will recede till evening or night, only then we will be able to start our work. We do not have work. There is water (everywhere) so, who will come here to see or buy anything? We are not able to cook as well as water has entered inside our houses in the slum." GURUGRAM, HARYANA, INDIA (JULY 19, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) VARIOUS OF VEHICLES MOVING SLOWLY ON WATERLOGGED ROADS UTTARKASHI, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA (JULY 19, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) (SD) VARIOUS OF OFFICIALS TAKING STOCK OF DAMAGE AFTER CLOUDBURST TEHRI, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA (JULY 19, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) (SD) VARIOUS OF MUDDY WATER FLOWING AFTER CLOUDBURST
- Embargoed: 2nd August 2021 09:46
- Keywords: Gurugram India New Delhi Uttarakhand monsoon precipitation rain rainfall road traffic waterlogging
- Location: GURUGRAM, HARYANA/TEHRI, UTTARKASHI, UTTARAKHAND/NEW DELHI, INDIA
- City: GURUGRAM, HARYANA/TEHRI, UTTARKASHI, UTTARAKHAND/NEW DELHI, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Environment,Weather
- Reuters ID: LVA001EMIA2BZ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Heavy rains and subsequent deluge in parts of northern India on Monday (July 19) threw normal life out of gear as it caused waterlogging and disrupted traffic movement.
The streets of New Delhi and neighbouring Gurugram city were flooded causing difficulties to commuters who were either stuck in traffic or were wading through waterlogged roads to reach their destinations.
A bus was seen submerged on a heavily waterlogged underpass in the Prahladpur area of the Indian capital.
In some parts of the city, waterlogging affected small stall owners who were not able to start their work amid the rainfall and in the absence of customers.
"We do not have work. There is water (everywhere) so, who will come here to see or buy anything? We are not able to cook as well as water has entered inside our houses in the slum," said a New Delhi resident, Sunil.
Meanwhile, three people were killed after a cloudburst in India's northern Uttarkashi district and houses were damaged in another cloudburst in the Tehri region of Uttrakhand state.
Annual monsoon rains are important for India and its agriculture-based economy. However, with insufficient preparations, poor drainage system, and increasing deforestation, a large portion of India struggles with floods during this season leading to several deaths and loss of property worth millions. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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