An official reported on Sunday that the national capital has suffered greatly as a result of the recent record rains, with as many as 15 house collapse incidents leaving 2 dead and 7 injured.In an interview with ANI, Atul Garg, the director of the Delhi Fire Service, acknowledged getting as many as 15 calls about incidences involving house collapse during the previous few days. He added that most of these instances had substantial and widespread waterlogging, making it difficult for the firefighters to get to the scene.“We received 15 such calls, the most in a single day. Some old, decrepit houses and some under-construction buildings couldnt sustain the heavy rainfall and collapsed. Further, on account of severe waterlogging, we had trouble reaching the spot,” Garg added.Meanwhile, in another incident reported, a wall caved in at Delhis Sunder Nagar market due to heavy and continuous rains. However, no casualties have been reported in this incident.In one more incident that was reported from Tis Hazari, a wall of a veterinary hospital collapsed, leaving one dead and another injured, a Delhi Fire Services official said.In another incident, the boundary wall of a government school at Garhi Jharia Maria in the East of Kailash collapsed on Saturday due to heavy rainfall.The education minister of Delhi informed, “Many of our schools are very old. In two of such schools, walls, walls over 35-40 years old, collapsed. Delhi received 150 mm of rainfall in a 24-hour span, which was a record in 20 years. We have instructed officers to inspect all government and MCD schools and run necessary repairs so that such incidents could be prevented.”Call for the meeting by Delhi CM KejriwalThe weather department has predicted more showers in the hours to come and also issued alerts for the days to follow. According to India Meteorological Department, on Sunday Delhi witnessed heavy spell of rain. Waterlogging has been reported in many areas of Delhi.The chief minister of Delhi has also called for an urgent meeting regarding the heavy rains and increased water level of Yamuna River. Taking it to Twitter, “Regarding the situation of heavy rains in Delhi and the increased water level of Yamuna River, Honorable Chief Minister Shri @ArvindKejriwal ji will hold an important meeting with concerned ministers and concerned department officials at Delhi Secretariat today at 12 noon.”दिल्ली में भारी बारिश के हालात और यमुना नदी के बढ़े जलस्तर को लेकर माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री @ArvindKejriwal जी आज सुबह 12 बजे दिल्ली सचिवालय में संबंधित मंत्रियों एवं संबंधित विभाग के अधिकारियों के साथ एक महत्वपूर्ण बैठक करेंगे।— CMO Delhi (@CMODelhi) July 10, 2023
