Capital in chaos: Parts of Delhi remain waterlogged, six dead

The Capital was plunged into chaos on Wednesday evening as an extremely intense spell of rainfall battered the national capital, claiming six lives and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

The downpour, which continued into Thursday, exposed the city's vulnerability to extreme weather events and sparked a political blame game between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Opposition BJP.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that six weather stations in the city recorded over 100 mm of rainfall in a single day, categorising it as an "extremely intense spell."

The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's official weather station, recorded 107.6 mm of rain in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 am on Thursday Among the victims were two children. In east Delhi's Ghazipur, an incident saw 22-year-old Tanuja and her three-year-old son Priyansh drown after falling into a waterlogged drain near Khoda Colony. The woman's body was recovered with her arms still wrapped around her child.

Three deaths were attributed to electrocution. In southwest Delhi's Bindapur, 12-year-old Mudit Kumar was electrocuted while returning home from tuition. In Sangam Vihar, 18-yearold Anil Kumar Shah met a similar fate outside his house. The third electrocution victim was 28-year-old Prabhat, who died on the terrace of his home in Mithapur, southeast Delhi.