New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Light showers of rain lashed parts of the national capital early on Friday. According to the IMD, intermittent showers are likely in Delhi till August 5.

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday evening, providing relief from the humid weather.

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The downpours, however, resulted in traffic congestion and rain-related incidents across the city.

The IMD earlier cautioned that the showers are likely to cause slippery roads, low visibility, traffic disruptions, and localised waterlogging in low-lying areas.

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Due to the bad weather, Delhi witnessed 10 flight diversions, according to airport sources.

Air India issued an advisory warning that flights to and from Delhi may be affected due to the bad weather on Wednesday evening.

Amid heavy downpours in the national capital on Wednesday evening, a house collapsed in Delhi's Sabzi Mandi area.

A total of five fire tenders were rushed to the site. However, fire brigade officials were delayed due to traffic congestion. The incident occurred at 8:57 p.m., according to reports.

In another rain related incident, a woman and her child drowned after falling into a waterlogged drain in the Ghazipur area of East Delhi following heavy rainfall in the national capital.

The deceased were identified as Tanuja (22) and her child, Priyansh (3), residents of Prakash Nagar Khoda Colony, Ghaziabad.

Adding to the thread of incidents, another 12-year-old boy died of electrocution in Bindapur. Officials stated that the victim came into contact with a live cable while walking near a wall and suffered an electric shock.

He was later declared dead. The boy lived with his family in Bindapur, and his body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.

Amid heavy rainfall in the national capital, the Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday received over 50 complaints regarding waterlogging issues from across Delhi from 6 pm until midnight. (ANI)

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