NEW DELHI – At least two people were killed after heavy rain in India’s capital Delhi led to waterlogging, and schools were shut on Aug 1 after a prediction of more rain, the authorities said.

       Residents were caught unawares by a sudden bout of intense rain on July 31 evening, with a total 147mm of rainfall recorded all day in the eastern parts of Delhi and its suburbs by the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD).

       The weather office said clouds had “converged over Delhi from all four sectors”, and advised people to exercise caution due to low visibility and waterlogging in low-lying areas.

       Delhi Water Minister Atishi, who goes by only one name, said in a post on social media platform X that two people had died after falling into a waterlogged drain.

       She also directed schools to be shut for the day as there is likelihood of more rain.

       IMD expects moderate thundershowers through the day and has forecast rain for the next five days in the city.

       Visuals from the ANI news agency showed rescue workers digging through debris after a house collapsed, but no casualties were reported.

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       Flooding was also seen at the site in a northern part of the city where three students drowned in a flooded basement last week.

       Residents of the capital have experienced a series of extreme weather events in the past few months, from sizzling temperatures to floods and heavy rainfall that caused a roof collapse at the city’s airport. REUTERS