Water levels of Yamuna River breached the 208.48 metre-mark on Thursday flooding roads and homes in Delhi, including the Historic Red Fort area. It disrupted traffic and inter-State transportation services in New Delhi. With several areas of the Capital under flood-like situation, the Delhi government decided to shut down schools and colleges till Sunday. All non-essential government establishments and private offices were asked to work-from-home.
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Text: Meenakshi Verma Ambwani.
Photos: Kamal Narang
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Flooding near Red Fort
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Service personnel moving through flooded areas in New Delhi.
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Rescue workers taking life rafts through flooded areas in New Delhi.
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Flooding near Red Fort
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Civil defence volunteers help evacuate flooded neighbourhoods
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