A student has died and at least two others students have been trapped for over three hours after water suddenly entered a basement at a popular coaching centre in West Delhi.
Visuals from Rajendra Nagar showed the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle completely flooded. Fire brigade officials said they received a call about students being stuck in the basement at 7.19 pm on Saturday and five fire engines were dispatched to assist in rescue operations. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force are also at the spot.
In a post on X, Delhi Public Works Department Minister Atishi said the basement got flooded after heavy rain and the local AAP MLA, Durgesh Pathak has reached the coaching centre.
"There is news of an accident due to heavy rain in Delhi in the evening. There is news of water flooding the basement of a coaching institute in Rajendra Nagar. The Delhi Fire Department and NDRF are at the spot. The Delhi Mayor and local MLA are also there. I am taking updates of the incident every minute," she wrote in Hindi.