Jodhpur44 minutes ago
In Jodhpur, about 84% of the rain in the entire monsoon season was rained in 24 hours. Due to this, public life was badly affected.
Record rain in Rajasthan is now wreaking havoc. In the last 24 hours, the record breaking rain in Jodhpur created havoc. Here colonies-houses were flooded, houses and walls collapsed due to lightning, railway stations and even bus stands were flooded. Roads became rivers.
In the entire monsoon, 84 percent of the rain fell in 24 hours. Till Tuesday evening, up to 180 mm of rain had been recorded here. At the same time, the entire state has received more than 55% rain so far in this monsoon season.
The rain which started from 7 pm to 10 pm on Monday and 4 am on Tuesday put brakes on the speed of trains and buses in Jodhpur. From the bus stand to the station, they were submerged in water. More than 30 localities of the city were flooded. Lightning struck a house in the inner city and its wall collapsed.
Along with this, a house built on Pawta-e road of Jodhpur was surrounded by water from all sides. Four people were trapped due to the water being filled with about three feet in the surrounding area including the house. On receiving the information, the civil defense team reached the spot and rescued the four and took them out.
See in pictures… how the whole city came to a standstill due to one rain
The wall of the dilapidated house in the inner area of the city developed cracks. The cracks are so big that a part can collapse at any time.
The airport road collapsed from the side of the road on Vyas Colony area. MLA Manisha Panwar reached the affected area to take stock of the devastation in the city.
Water got flooded at the main gate of Mathura Das Mathur Hospital. Here the water reached the shops. The patients and their families faced a lot of problems due to the water filling up to the main gate.
When the traders reached Tripolia market on Tuesday morning, the shops were half submerged. The shops of the city were seen in such a situation in the CCTV footage.
In ward number 31 of Municipal Corporation North, a house collapsed due to lightning on its wall. Local councilor Mohammad Hassan Khan and employees of the corporation reached the spot.
A major accident was avoided due to falling of trees at Jaljog intersection. On receiving the information, the city council team reached the spot.
The car parked there was shattered when the wall collapsed in Kaga. The car was pulled out by removing the debris from the wall with a crane.
A wall collapsed in the Pungalpara area of the inner city of Jodhpur. The Municipal Corporation team reached the spot and the stones were removed from the middle of the way.
Water accumulated after rain at Jodhpur railway station. Railways had to cancel 2 trains. While 4 trains have been partially cancelled.
The wall collapsed after rain in the Kaga area. During this, the car parked nearby also got crushed. The car was pulled out with the help of JCB.
Water was also flooded outside the cremation ground at Siwanchi Gate. During this, the wood kept in the crematorium came out due to water filling.
The Jodhpur-Delhi-Bhopal track was also disrupted due to water-logging on the railway track. Trains running on these routes were cancelled.
The car was badly crushed due to the collapse of the wall. When pulled out, the car was completely wrecked.