Canal Breach Floods Parts of North-West Delhi Amid Extreme Weather

Parts of north-west Delhi were flooded due to a canal breach, exacerbating the city's ongoing struggle with extreme weather conditions. The Delhi Water Minister reported that water was diverted to minimize impact. Residents faced severe weather events recently, including sizzling temperatures and heavy rains. No casualties were reported.

Parts of north-west Delhi were flooded on Thursday following a breach in a canal that supplies water from a nearby state. Ongoing repair work aims to mitigate the damage, a senior local official said on social media.

Delhi residents have endured a series of severe weather events over the past two months, ranging from extreme heat to heavy rainfall resulting in airport roof collapses. "Early this morning, there was a breach in one of the sub-branches of the Munak Canal, and water has been diverted," Delhi Water Minister Atishi announced on X.

Visuals from ANI news agency, partly owned by Reuters, displayed residents wading through knee-deep muddy water in Bawana, a district in north-west Delhi. The Munak canal, situated on the Yamuna river near Delhi's border with Haryana, experienced no casualties from the recent flooding.

After enduring the hottest summer on record, parts of Delhi are facing a severe water shortage. Atishi recently went on a brief hunger strike to demand more water for the city. The Yamuna river, Delhi's main water source, previously flooded after heavy rains a year ago.

Eastern Bihar's rivers are also nearing their banks due to water flowing downstream from flood-stricken Nepal. Recent heavy rains in Assam have caused flash floods, killing at least 79 people and displacing thousands.