Torrential rains returned to the State and the State Capital after a couple of days’ gap. It started raining since Thursday noon in Bhopal and the surrounding districts and the rains continued till filing of this report.
In Bhopal, two persons died - one from lightning and one by drowning in a nullah.
According to the MeT office, three systems have been formed around the State, besides, a low pressure has built up near the Bay of Bengal due to which it is expected that the rains would continue for next two-three days. Meanwhile, the MeT department has issued an alert of heavy rain in Jhabua, Dhar, Alirajpur, Hoshangabad and Khandwa.
Torrential rains lashed the city after noon as the dark clouds caused rain with thunder. A vegetable vendor died of lightning before the Kasturba Hospital. The clouds blacked out the city at 5 pm.
The nullah at Naveen Nagar was in spate. A 16-year boy while collecting waste there fell into the nullah and was washed away by the current. People tried to save him but they could not succeed. On getting information, the police reached the spot and divers were called, search for the boy was on.
The vegetable vendor who died of electrocution opposite the Kasturba Hospital, Naeem, was resident of Qazi Camp area and used to sell vegetables in the Haat market opposite the Kasturba Hospital. Naeem was standing in the vegetable market at noon when suddenly lightning struck him and he died on the spot.
The heavy downpour disrupted the city life and water-logging at several places besides traffic jams were reported from all parts of the city.