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Delhi Rains: At least three persons were dead and one injured after a house collapsed on Arakashan Road, Paharganj, New Delhi on Friday evening. According to officials, the fire department received a call about the incident at 6:05 PM. The building collapse was reported amid rain and strong winds lashing parts of the national capital. The rain caused damage in several areas.

The police released a statement, saying that three persons have lost their lives in the tragedy. "A PCR call was recieved at about 1820 Hrs regarding collapse of a wall at Arakashan Road. On the spot, it was found that construction was going where a basement was under construction. A wall fell down due to rainfall. 3 person have been declared dead: 1) Prabhu r/o Munger, Bihar, aged 65 years, 2) Niranjan r/o Munger, Bihar, aged around 40 years and 3) Roshan r/o Azamgarh, UP, aged around 35 years. Prabhu was the contractor who was doing the construction work at the basement. Niranjan and Roshan were his workers. Further, Chuttan r/o Munger, aged 35 yrs has been admitted to hospital with injuries," the statement read.

The sudden and intense weather activity uprooted trees, damaged infrastructure, and disrupted traffic in several areas.

Heavy Rainfall Accompanied By Gusty Winds In Noida

In Noida, heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds caused significant damage. Trees were uprooted in multiple sectors, with some falling on parked vehicles. At Ashok Nagar station, the shed of the Rapid Rail Metro suffered structural damage.

Heavy Traffic After Rains

A traffic light pole also collapsed near DM Chowk during the storm.Delhi was not spared either. In Connaught Place, a tree was uprooted near PVR Plaza, falling on several vehicles following a spell of heavy thunderstorms and rain.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier predicted thunderstorms and rain for Delhi on Saturday, with maximum temperatures expected at around 42 degrees Celsius.Around 3.30 pm on Saturday, the IMD issued an alert stating that a dust storm followed by a thunderstorm with light to moderate rainfall and lightning was very likely to occur across Delhi and the NCR within two hours.

Gusty winds with speeds of 40 to 60 kmph were forecast.The national capital has been under the influence of a sustained weather disturbance since Thursday. The IMD attributed the dusty conditions to dust advected from North Pakistan, moving towards Delhi-NCR via Punjab and Haryana under the influence of strong lower-level westerly winds.

Friday also saw similar conditions, with rain and thunderstorms under cloudy skies reported in areas such as Narela, Bawana, Rohini, Burari, Karawal Nagar, Safdarjung, and Lodhi Road. Gusty winds reached speeds of up to 60 kmph, and rainfall was recorded across the city -- 1.4 mm at Safdarjung, 7.2 mm at Aya Nagar, and 3 mm at Ridge. 

(With ANI inputs)

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