Mother-son killed, 2 others injured as wall collapses due to heavy rains in Delhi's Civil Lines

A 40-year-old woman and her son died while two others were injured as the wall of a building collapsed near the Lieutenant Governor's house in Civil Lines due to rain on Tuesday.

“Mother-son duo killed, 2 others injured in wall collapse due to rain in Delhi's Civil Lines area,” Delhi Fire Services said in a statement.

A call regarding the wall collapse at the under-construction building was received at 9.53 am. The deceased were identified as Meera and his son Ganpath, 17, the Delhi Fire Services official said.

The officer said Meera's other son, Dashrath, 19, and a man named Nanhe, 35, were injured in the accident.

Meanwhile, a 'red alert' was issued as heavy rain lashed the national capital on Tuesday, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls across the city, with more showers expected later in the day.

Areas such as ITO, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, Nehru Place, Kailash Colony Road, Dhaula Kuan, Naraina, Patel Nagar, Vijay Chowk, Jangpura, RK Puram, Lajpat Nagar, Talkatora Road, Azad Market Railway Underpass, Ram Bagh Road, Bhishma Pitamah Marg (carriageway from Lodhi Road), Zakhira Railway Underpass, Road No.40, and many other areas were affected by traffic disruptions due to rain and waterlogging.

According to the Delhi Traffic Police, traffic was affected on Bhishma Pitamah Marg in the carriageway from Lodhi Road towards Kotla due to waterlogging at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium roundabout.

The department shared the information in a post on X and advised commuters to avoid the affected stretch and use alternate routes for a smoother journey.

Traffic congestion was also reported at the Zakhira Railway Underpass and Road No.40, with diversions in place near Inderlok Chowk. Traffic from Shastri Nagar and KD Chowk was diverted towards Chaudhary Nahar Singh Marg and vice versa.

On Ring Road, traffic was disrupted in the carriageway from Sarai Kale Khan towards INA Market due to waterlogging near the Seva Nagar Bus Depot and Barapullah.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and surface winds with speeds of 30 to 40 kmph during the day.