4 of a household killed as home collapses in southwest Delhi following heavy rains

A scene of spot the place a girl and her three youngsters died after a tree fell on their home in Jaffarpur Kalan, in New Delhi, on Friday, Could 2, 2025
| Photograph Credit score: Aman Raj

A 28-year-old girl and her three youngsters, the youngest simply seven months outdated, had been killed within the early hours of Friday (Could 2, 2025) when their home collapsed within the Jaffarpur space of southwest Delhi following heavy rains and powerful winds reaching as much as 80 kmph. Based on the Delhi Police, a tree had fallen on the construction, ensuing within the fatalities. The girl’s husband sustained minor accidents and is reported to be in steady situation.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta introduced an ex-gratia compensation of ₹25 lakh for the bereaved household.

The downpour led to widespread waterlogging throughout the town, inflicting site visitors congestion and energy disruptions in a number of localities as timber and branches introduced down overhead cables. Tata Energy Delhi Distribution Restricted (DDL) said that electrical energy provide was quickly suspended in sure areas as a precautionary measure to stop electrocution.

That is the second highest rainfall since 1901, for a 24-hour interval in Could for Delhi, as per the India Meteorological Division (IMD).

Nonetheless, on Thursday, the IMD’s every day forecast predicted solely “very mild rain/drizzle” for Delhi on Friday. 

Attributing the infrastructural challenges to the earlier Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) administration, Ms. Gupta mentioned, “Waterlogging isn’t just a seasonal concern however a results of long-standing structural neglect. Instant steps are being undertaken to deal with the difficulty, and nodal officers have been appointed for every affected location.” She warned that departments failing to behave on drain cleansing and street upkeep forward of the monsoon would face strict motion.

In the meantime, the AAP criticised the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP), alleging that the “four-engine authorities” had failed the Capital on the first signal of rain.

The Public Works Division (PWD) mentioned it had deployed 150 fast response groups and obtained 100 complaints of waterlogging by midday. Assistant Engineers and Junior Engineers have been assigned accountability for all 335 waterlogging factors underneath the PWD.

The Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) obtained 69 complaints associated to waterlogging and uprooted timber, whereas the Delhi Fireplace Providers responded to 98 rain-related calls inside a span of three to 4 hours.

Based on the IMD, Delhi recorded 77 mm of rainfall over a 24-hour interval ending at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, most of which (60 mm) occurred between 2:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The rainfall introduced down the day’s most temperature to 29.1°C, which is 10.2 levels beneath the seasonal common.

A yellow alert has been issued for Saturday, with the IMD forecasting mild to very mild rainfall accompanied by floor winds as much as 30 kmph. Gentle rainfall is predicted to proceed within the metropolis until Could 8.

In areas underneath the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), officers reported 25 instances of tree felling and 12 waterlogging complaints.