GHAZIABAD: A car and a scooter plunged into a ditch after a road caved in near Atal Chowk in Vasundhara following heavy rainfall.The road cave-in came amid heavy rainfall that inundated several parts of Ghaziabad and Noida.All schools in Ghaziabad, from nursery to Class 12, remained closed on Thursday following heavy rainfall and waterlogging in several parts of the district.The order was issued on Thursday morning on the directions of the district magistrate. According to the district basic education officer (BSA), the closure applies to all government, private, aided and unaided schools affiliated with all recognised education boards.In Noida’s Sector 115, streets were submerged, with residents seen wading through knee-deep water, while flooded roads in Ghaziabad’s Shastrinagar locality led to major traffic delays.Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall alert for all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh.In Delhi, the Mehrauli-Badarpur (MB) Road was among the worst-affected stretches, with severe waterlogging bringing traffic to a standstill. Vehicles were seen partially submerged as drainage systems struggled to cope with the downpour.Waterlogging was also reported in Burari, while long traffic queues formed on NH-24 near the Akshardham temple.Meanwhile, two large trees collapsed late on Wednesday night on Raja Dhir Singh Marg in East of Kailash, South Delhi. The incidents occurred within 600 metres of each other, with one tree falling near the ISKCON Temple and the other near the National Heart Institute.One car was trapped under a fallen tree, though no injuries were reported despite the usually heavy footfall near the hospital.The incidents came a day after two luxury cars were crushed by a falling tree on the same stretch. Traffic police personnel were deployed to regulate movement and clear the affected area.
