Mother, three children dead as Delhi rain, storm wreak havoc

Delhi-NCR experienced thunderstorms and rain on Friday, providing relief from the heatwave but causing disruptions such as waterlogging and traffic jams.

Updated on: May 2, 2025, 13:04:45 IST

By Hemani Bhandari

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A 26-year-old woman and her three minor children were killed while the woman’s husband sustained injuries in Delhi’s Najafgarh area after their house collapsed due to a thunderstorm on Friday morning, police said.

Commuters wade through a water logged stretch after rains at NH24 near Vinod Nagar (Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times).

According to a police officer aware of the matter, their control room received a call at 5:26am regarding a collapse in Kharkhari Nagar village in Jafarpur Kalan.

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When police and Delhi Fire Services reached the spot, they found a tree had fallen over a room near the tubewell due to which the structure had collapsed.

The woman, her three children were found under the debris while the husband survived but sustained injuries.

Police said that the bodies have been shifted to a city mortuary for postmortem and further probe is underway.

Also read: Delhi rain, thunderstorms hit flights; airport issues advisory for passengers

Deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh could not be reached for a comment, and the copy will be updated whenever it is received.

An intense thunderstorm hit the capital in the early hours of Friday, leading to widespread waterlogging in the city and traffic snarls. Flight operations too were impacted in the early hours of the day, with at least three flights diverted and over 100 delayed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, officials aware of the matter said.

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Hemani Bhandari
Hemani Bhandari is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in New Delhi, where she reports on crime, policing, governance and social issues. With over a decade of experience in journalism, she specialises in combining on-ground reporting with evidence-based storytelling to examine the human impact of public policy, law enforcement and urban governance. Over the years, she has reported extensively on major developments in the capital, including crime investigations, civic challenges, protests, and issues affecting vulnerable communities. As a Special Correspondent, she focuses on producing exclusive investigations, enterprise stories and long-form features that go beyond daily news cycles. She has a keen interest in using public records, official data and field reporting to uncover systemic issues and present complex subjects in an accessible manner. A graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Hemani believes in rigorous, ethical and evidence-based reporting. She is passionate about investigative journalism and continuously seeks to expand her skills in data journalism, open-source investigations and digital reporting techniques.Read More

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