India: Delhi flooded after swollen river breaks through broken regulator

Several areas of India's capital were flooded on Friday after water from the swollen Yamuna River flowed into the city through a broken drain regulator. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The river's levels were at their highest in 45 years this week, after unusually heavy rainfall in New Delhi and the country’s hilly northern states, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people during the last two days, as the river breached its banks. Since the rainy monsoon season began on 1 June, Delhi has recorded 113% above-average rainfall, according to the Indian meteorological department. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #India #NewDelhi #Floods #Flooding #Climate #ClimateCrisis #News