Overnight Delhi rain uproots five trees; car damaged in Ranjeet Nagar, nobody injured

New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Heavy overnight rain uprooted at least five trees across different parts of the national capital on Thursday, disrupting traffic, causing waterlogging, and damaging a parked car in Ranjeet Nagar here, officials said. According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), two trees fell on Raja Dhir Singh Marg in southeast Delhi's East of Kailash: One near the ISKCON temple, and another near the National Heart Institute. Officials said these incidents briefly blocked traffic before authorities cleared the debris and no injuries were reported in any of the incidents across Delhi. Two more trees fell on Guru Ravidas Marg in the Kalkaji-Govindpuri area and on Dhingra Marg, prompting emergency response teams to remove the obstructions and restore vehicular movement. In a separate incident, a large tree fell on a parked car in Ranjeet Nagar, damaging the vehicle and the occupants escaped unhurt. Jagpinder Singh, a resident, claimed that despite his repeated complaints about the tree's bad condition, civic authorities didn't take action. "Thank God there was no loss of life. We submitted several complaints to have the tree removed, but nothing happened," he said. Police, fire service and Public Works Department personnel reached the spot and removed the tree from the damaged vehicle before clearing the road. PTI BM ASD ASD