Delhi rains: Preliminary investigations point out that the wall, beneath the possession of the Delhi Improvement Authority, could have been structurally compromised resulting from extended rainfall and waterlogging within the space.
Two younger boys misplaced their lives on Thursday night (August 14) after a wall collapsed on them in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar space. The incident occurred round 4:40 pm close to Hanuman Mandir in Basant Nagar, following hours of heavy rainfall that battered town. Police stated that is the third rain-related fatality within the Capital in a day. Earlier, a 50-year-old man was killed when a tree uprooted in Kalkaji fell on his automobile, whereas his daughter sustained a pelvic fracture within the accident.
Victims from Bihar, declared useless at AIIMS
In accordance with DCP (Southwest) Amit Goel, the victims- a 10-year-old boy from Begusarai and a 9-year-old from Madhubani- have been sitting on stairs adjoining to the wall when it abruptly collapsed. A police and catastrophe administration staff rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency name. The boys have been pulled from the particles and brought in PCR vans to AIIMS Trauma Centre, the place medical doctors declared them introduced useless.
Wall belongs to DDA, suspected rain injury
Preliminary inquiries recommend the wall, owned by the Delhi Improvement Authority (DDA), had been weakened by extended rains and waterlogging within the locality. Structural consultants will examine surrounding partitions to make sure public security. Particles clearance is underway, police stated, to forestall any disruption within the space. The our bodies have been preserved for autopsy examination, and authorized formalities are in progress.
Delhi crosses annual rainfall mark 4 months forward of schedule
Delhi has recorded 818.1 mm of rainfall up to now in 2025, surpassing its annual common of 774.4 mm with greater than 4 months nonetheless left within the yr, in response to official knowledge. The Safdarjung observatory measured 13.1 mm of rain within the 24 hours ending 8:30 am Thursday, adopted by one other 79.4 mm until 5:30 pm. This took August’s complete to 254.8 mm, nicely above the traditional month-to-month common of 233.1 mm. Remarkably, the primary 4 months of the yr noticed simply 10.5 mm of rain, however from Could onwards, the capital acquired over 800 mm, with every month posting extra rainfall. Could set a file with 186.4 mm- over six instances its normal- adopted by June’s 45 per cent above-average rains and July’s 24 per cent surplus. That is the quickest crossover of the annual common since 2021.
Cooler-than-normal climate to proceed
Thursday’s showers introduced nice reduction to town, with the utmost temperature at 27.7°C, 6.1°C beneath regular, and the minimal at 23.6°C, 3.2°C beneath regular. The IMD predicts largely overcast skies on Friday, with most temperatures anticipated between 31°C and 33°C and minimal temperatures between 23°C and 25°C. Gentle rain is prone to proceed at the very least till August 20, together with two to a few temporary spells on Independence Day.