At least 15 people died in three days in north India as heavy rains caused widespread flooding, according to media outlets.
Landslides and flash floods damaged houses and paralyzed life in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh.
As for Delhi, schools were shut as the entire city was flooded over the weekend. The situation was particularly alarming in some areas of the city where residents were left stranded as water overflowed from clogged drains and submerged roads.
Several residents expressed their frustration on social media that the country’s capital failed to withstand three days of rain.
A local resident, Sarita Gupta, said: “I don’t know what the government is doing about this. It’s not just one year, it happens every year.”
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that more heavy rains are expected in the northern regions of the country.
It is worth highlighting that India regularly witnesses severe floods during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September.
However, experts claim that the intensity of the rains has increased in recent times.
Many factors contribute to flooding, but experts attributed this to climate change caused by global warming makes extreme rainfall more likely.
