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Heavy rain battered Delhi on Wednesday evening, as the national capital received record rain in a single day, breaking its 14-year record..
Nine people died as a result of rain-related incidents, four in Delhi, three in Gurugram and two in Greater Noida...
Delhi Education Minister Atishi announced that schools in the national capital will be closed on Thursday amid the incessant rainfall...
The incessant rainfall prompted the weather department to include Delhi in its list of "areas of concern" in the National Flash Flood Guidance Bulletin..
Woman, son drown in waterlogged drain in Delhi, 3 electrocuted in Gurugram. 10 flights diverted from Delhi airport..
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09, Jul, 23Heavy rainfall broke records as it lashed many areas of northwest India over the past two days. Delhi experienced the highest rainfall in a single day in July since 1982, with 153 mm recorded in a 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday. Several regions in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, coastal Karnataka, and Gujarat have also witnessed substantial precipitation. Chandigarh and Ambala also reported record rainfall of 322.2 mm and 224.1 mm respectively. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has warned that the water level in the Yamuna river in Delhi is rising and expected to surpass the danger mark of 205.33 meters by Tuesday. In response to the situation, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has canceled the Sunday leave for all government officials and instructed them to be on the field. In the past 24 hours, Himachal Pradesh has witnessed the loss of five lives in rain-related incidents: three in Shimla, one in Chamba, and one in Kullu. Two more people lost their lives due to lightning in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh, while in separate rain related incidents in Sawai Madhopur, two men drowned.