Delhi: A 15-year-old dies after drowning in water following heavy rainfall

New Delhi [India], August 23 : As the national capital was lashed with heavy downpour, a 15-year-old boy lost his life after drowning in the water in the Chanakyapuri area on Friday, said Delhi police officials.
As per the information, the incident occurred at around noon when it was raining heavily and the boy was playing outside and suddenly the flow of water increased, which led him to drown in it.
"A 15-year-old boy died due to drowning in Delhi's Chanakyapuri area. This incident happened at around noon when it was raining heavily. This boy was playing and the flow of water was very fast. After going some distance, the body of the boy was found," said Delhi Police.
Earlier in the day, severe waterlogging and massive traffic congestion were witnessed in several parts of Delhi after spells of heavy rain lashed the capital city on Friday morning.
Visuals from the Dhaula Kuan have shown massive traffic congestion in the area due to waterlogging. Commuters were wading through the waterlogged road while vehicles were struggling to cross the road.
The waterlogging in the area has slowed down the traffic in the area. One of the commuters said that he had been in the traffic for the last three hours.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has conveyed that waterlogging has been cleared at the Anand Parvat that had potentially affected the traffic on New Rohtak Road on both carriageways from Zakhira to Kamal T-Point.
Replying to its own social media post on X that said "Due to water logging at Anand Parvat, traffic is affected on New Rohtak Road on both carriageways from Zakhira to Kamal T-Point," Delhi Police said, "Water logging has been cleared."
On Friday morning, the capital city along with the adjoining region witnessed heavy spells of rain.