'Flooded street, muddy water, poor visibility delayed rescue operation

THE rescue operation at the building of Rau's IAS coaching centre at Old Rajinder Nagar got delayed as the water, being pumped out of the flooded basement, was reentering into the building as the outside road outside was already waterlogged.

- UJWAL JALALI

The Capital was lashed with heavy rains on Saturday evening leading to waterlogging in several parts of the city, including Rajender Nagar area of central Delhi, which bore witness to the death of three civil services aspirants due to drowning in the rainwaterfilled basement of the coaching institute.

According to the officials, the entire basement was completely submerged and visibility was extremely low.

Tables and chairs were floating and the water was muddy, they made the work of NDRF divers difficult.