Delhi: 3 boys drown while trying to swim in flood waters

Updated : Jul 15, 2023 18:24
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Editorji News Desk

Three boys drowned while trying to swim in a flooded neighbourhood in Delhi on July 14.

India Today reported that three boys were aged between 10 to 13 years and had jumped into Yamuna's flood waters to take a bath at around 3pm.

A police constable jumped in to save them but by the time the boys were pulled out, they were unresponsive. 

After breaching a 45-year record three days ago, water levels in the Yamuna in Delhi came down to 208.25 metres at 3 pm on Friday even as several key areas in the city were inundated.

According to Central Water Commission (CWC) data, the water level stood at 208.57 metres in the early hours of Friday and fell marginally to 208.48 metres at 5 am.

The water level in the Yamuna was 208.42 metres at 8 am, 208.38 metres at 10 am and 208.35 metres at 11 am. It went down further to 208.27 metres at 1 pm and 208.25 metres at 3 pm.

The Yamuna in Delhi swelled to 207.71 metres on Wednesday, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metres set in 1978.

(with PTI inputs)

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