First Day Of Monsoon Claims 8 Lives In Delhi

BY: SHIBRA ARSHAD

8 people died in rain-related incidents in Delhi Friday as Monsoon arrived with a fury early in the morning

A 39-year-old man was electrocuted in Rohini's Prem Nagar area after he came in contact with a live wire

Two children drowned in a rainwater pool in New Usmanpur area.

 Three labourers died when an under construction wall in Vasant Vihar collapsed early morning

 A cab driver died after a portion of a canopy at the Delhi airport collapsed on cars following the rain

 A man in his late 20s drowned in rainwater accumulated at an underpass in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area

A total of 363 waterlogging calls received by PWD, NDMC and MCD