7 dead in rain-related incidents across north India; roads flooded, trees uprooted in Delhi-NCR

Torrential rain in north India causes deaths, traffic chaos, flight delays, and power outages; officials urge caution and preparedness.

A torrential rain across parts of north India early Friday (May 2, 2025) led to the deaths of seven people in accidents, crippled road traffic, and forced several flights to delay.

Busy road stretches in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad and Mathura were inundated with water as commuters remained stuck in slow-moving traffic for hours.

Visuals from several areas showed fallen trees in Delhi and people trying to pull out a half-submerged car stuck in waterlogged areas in Faridabad. Long rows of vehicles were caught in a traffic jam in Ghaziabad.

In Delhi's Najafgarh, three children and a woman died after a tree fell on their house following strong gusty winds that accompanied rains in the city, causing it to collapse. The woman's husband was the only survivor of the incident.

"We deployed multiple teams on the spot and four people were rescued from the rubble," a Delhi Fire Services official said. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were declared dead, he said.

Delhi's Minto Bridge, ITO, Major Somnath Marg in R.K. Puram, and Khanpur were flooded with rainwater, causing heavy traffic jams in the areas.

The city received 77 mm of rain in just three hours during the downpour which started around 5 a.m. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the city, urging people to remain extremely vigilant and take necessary precautions.