New Delhi, May 30 (PTI) Two men died in separate incidents as heavy rain and storm lashed the national capital on Monday afternoon, police said.

As many as 294 calls regarding uprooting of trees in various parts of the city were received till 8pm on Monday, they said.

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In the first incident reported from Central Delhi's Jamia Masjid area, a 50-year-old man died after the a portion of balcony of his neigbhour's second floor property fell over him due to heavy rain and storm.

The deceased, identified as Kailash, was a resident of Jama Masjid area, police said.

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Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Shweta Chauhan said, "A call from Sanjeevan hospital in Daryaganj was received by Jama Masjid police station at about 6 pm regarding a male person being brought dead."

The incident took place when Kailash was roaming outside his house, she said, adding that his son Himanshu brought him to hospital where doctors declared him dead.

No foul play is suspected in the death and proceedings under Section 174 of CrPC are being conducted, the DCP added.

In another incident that took place in north Delhi's Angoori Bagh area, a 65-year-old homeless man, identified as Basir Baba, died after a peepal tree fell on him. He was declared brought dead at Trauma Centre, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi.

In the same area, two passersby -- Devender and Neeraj -- were rescued near Kalkattiya gate as the peepal tree fell over them too, he added.

In another instance, three members of a family, including a one-year-old child, were rescued after a neem tree fell on a Creta car near Kabootar Market, Kalsi said.

Chetan Mehrotra, 37, along with his wife and the child, got trapped inside the car after the tree fell on their vehicle, he said.

Meanwhile, a Delhi Police sub-inspector's car which was parked outside the Connaught Place police station got completely damaged after a huge tree fell on it, police said.

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