The boys were identified as Piyush (13), Nikhil (10), and Ashish (13). (file)
Three boys died today in Northeast Delhi while trying to swim in floodwaters, police said.
The victims, a 10-year-old and two 13-year-olds, dived into floodwaters in a ditch at a metro construction site in Northeast Delhi's Mukundpur area for a bath around 4:30 pm, after which they drowned. They were taken out and rushed to the BJRM hospital, where all three were declared dead, police said. Police say they are investigating the matter.
The boys were identified as Piyush (13), Nikhil (10), and Ashish (13). They were all residents of H-block, Jahangirpuri, police said.
Several areas in Delhi have been inundated as the Yamuna river crossed the danger mark following incessant rainfall, the highest recorded in the last 45 years.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena today inspected the ITO area, Delhi's busiest traffic intersection, which has been shut as floodwaters flowed into central Delhi after a drain regulator broke down. Five of the 32 gates of the ITO barrage through which water flows into the Yamuna are shut, causing slow drainage from flooded areas. Army and disaster response force personnel, along with the Delhi administration, have been trying to unclog the five gates without success so far.