New Delhi, July 9 -- More than 10 people were confirmed dead in rain-related incidents across India on Thursday as torrential monsoon showers caused floods, landslides, building collapses and widespread waterlogging in several states. Roads were submerged, trees uprooted, homes and infrastructure damaged, and traffic was disrupted as authorities worked to restore normalcy. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that heavy rainfall is likely to continue in many parts of the country.
Delhi witnessed one of its heaviest spells of rain this season, with some areas receiving more than 160 mm of rainfall. The showers flooded roads, disrupted traffic and helped the city record its cleanest air since September 2023. The death toll in a building collapse in Rohini rose to three. Waterlogging affected areas including Vikas Marg, Munirka, Sangam Vihar, Dwarka, Burari, Badarpur, Alipur and the New Delhi railway station area.
Traffic slowed on ITO, Ring Road, NH-48, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Rohtak Road, Punjabi Bagh and Shadipur. In Alipur, several trucks and cars were partially submerged. The Delhi Fire Service reported multiple incidents of trees falling in East of Kailash, Kalkaji-Govindpuri, Dhingra Marg and Ranjeet Nagar.
In Gujarat, floodwaters in Surat began receding after heavy rain a day earlier. Six more bodies were recovered, taking the rain-related death toll in the city over the past few days to 17. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited Surat to review the situation.
Rescue efforts continued at a waste-to-energy plant in Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune after a building collapsed when a massive garbage mound gave way during heavy rain. One body was recovered on Thursday, nine people have been rescued, and around eight others are still feared trapped. In Thane, a 64-year-old man who was injured after a tree fell during heavy rain died.
Uttar Pradesh reported seven rain-related deaths. Two women died after lightning struck them in separate villages of Sant Kabir Nagar, while a 14-year-old boy was killed by lightning in Kushinagar. Two people died and four were injured when a wall collapsed onto makeshift tents in Bulandshahr. In Shamli, a man died and his two sons were seriously injured after the wall of a tin shed collapsed. In Ghaziabad, a three-year-old girl drowned after being swept into a waterlogged drain outside her home.
The IMD issued a red alert for parts of western Uttar Pradesh and said widespread rainfall is expected across the state until July 11.
Fresh floods and landslides were reported in six districts of Arunachal Pradesh, including Keyi Panyor, Upper Siang, Tirap, Changlang, Papum Pare and Upper Subansiri, damaging houses, roads and crops. An inter-ministerial team from the Ministry of Home Affairs visited East Siang and Lower Siang districts to assess flood damage and the need for additional central assistance. Rainfall is expected to ease from Friday, with an orange alert remaining for Papum Pare, Lower Dibang Valley and Tirap.
In Himachal Pradesh, a landslide near Maling Nallah in Kinnaur damaged three houses, a cowshed and orchards, while a 100-foot iron bridge was submerged by rising river water, cutting off access to Lippa village. Heavy rain continued in parts of the state, and the Shimla Meteorological Centre issued a yellow alert until July 15. Uttarakhand remained on high alert after continuous rainfall triggered landslides and raised river levels. Traffic was disrupted on 107 routes, including nine state highways. The IMD issued a red alert for seven districts, including Dehradun, while schools from Classes 1 to 12 remained closed in four districts.
Heavy rain also affected Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. The IMD forecast extremely heavy rainfall in isolated parts of Kota and Bharatpur divisions. In Gurugram, part of the balcony of a luxury apartment complex collapsed, though no one was injured. Waterlogging and traffic snarls were also reported across Noida, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur and Faridabad. Ghaziabad declared a holiday in government schools, while a road caved in at Vasundhara, pulling a parked car and scooter into a pit without causing injuries.
The IMD said the southwest monsoon has now covered the entire country after advancing into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. India has received 101.9 mm of rainfall in the first nine days of July against the normal 73.8 mm. In Kerala, the IMD issued an orange alert for Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad and a yellow alert for six other districts. In Wayanad, the landslide death toll rose to six after three more bodies were recovered, while search operations continued for two people still missing.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.