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Three Delhi Children Rescued After Falling Into Flooded Drain
Three schoolchildren fell into a drain hidden by floodwater in north Delhi’s Jagatpur on Thursday and were pulled out within seconds by locals, passers-by and motorists. CCTV footage dated August 6 shows…
The Story in Brief
Three schoolchildren fell into a drain hidden by floodwater in north Delhi’s Jagatpur on Thursday and were pulled out within seconds by locals, passers-by and motorists. CCTV footage dated August 6 shows about 10 children wading through calf-deep water on a submerged road as vehicles remain stranded. Three children then disappear into what Times of India reports was an overflowing drain. A senior police officer told the paper that no PCR call or formal complaint was received.
The incident came after rain-related deaths in Delhi-NCR, including the drowning of a seven-year-old boy in Samaypur Badli and a three-year-old girl in Ghaziabad last month. Times Now reports that the IMD issued a yellow alert for Friday, warning of rain, waterlogging and traffic disruption.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy claim that such incidents are simply careless children taking risks misses the obvious failure of an open drain to remain dangerous when roads flood. The opposite claim, that every waterlogging episode proves total civic collapse, is also too broad. The useful test is whether Delhi’s agencies identify and barricade exposed drains before the next heavy shower, and how many vulnerable spots are fixed before the following monsoon.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
