The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials on Saturday safely rescued 40 bus passengers trapped at the underpass of Delhi’s Palam flyover, towards airport road due to waterlogging.
According to Atul Garg, the Director of DFS, the call seeking assistance was received at around 11.30 AM after which two fire tenders were pressed into service.
“A bus with passengers got trapped at the underpass at Palam flyover due to water logging. Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot and all the passengers were rescued safely,” said Garg.
Heavy rains lashed the national capital Saturday morning, leaving the forecourt of the Delhi airport and other parts of the city waterlogged.
According to civic agencies, several areas in the city including Moti Bagh, RK Puram, Madhu Vihar, Hari Nagar, Rohtak Road, Badarpur, Som Vihar, Ring Road near IP Station, Vikas Marg, Sangam Vihar, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Pul Prahladpur Underpass, Munirka, Rajpur Khurd, Nangloi and Kirari also witnessed waterlogging.
People posted pictures and videos of waterlogged streets on social media.
The Delhi Traffic also posted tweets informing people about the stretches where they are expected to witness waterlogging.