Meanwhile, General Education department of Kerala has decided to suspend the the headmistress of Thevalakkara Boys High School where Midhun, a Class VIII student was electrocuted on Thursday.
According to the police, a PCR call was received on July 13 from the Hospital, reporting the death of Karan Dev, a resident of Om Vihar, Phase 1A. He was brought to the hospital following an alleged electrocution incident and was declared dead on arrival.
The data compiled by the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) reveal that the 64 monsoon-related deaths occurred owing to various causes, including landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, electrocution, snake bites, and falls from steep terrain. Mandi and Kangra districts report
Out of these, 56 deaths have occurred due to rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, lightning, electrocution, snakebites, drowning, and other natural causes. The remaining 39 fatalities have been attributed to road accidents, which have surged due to slippery c
Landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, electrocution, snake bites, and other weather-induced hazards caused the 47 rain-related fatalities. Mandi district reported the highest number of such deaths at 17, followed by Kangra with 11, and Una with four.
Two people and a street dog died due to electrocution in Sector 1 of RK Puram, Delhi, on Sunday. A fallen tree caused by heavy rain led to an electric shock that claimed their lives, Delhi Police said.
"Seven labourers were working at a marriage garden when they came in contact with a high-tension wire. Three of them died on the spot, three others sustained injuries, and one escaped unhurt," Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sandeep Bhuria told ANI.
Due to heavy rain alerts, a holiday has been declared for educational institutions in Thrissur, Idukki, Ernakulam, Wayanad, and Kasargod districts on May 26.
Power disruptions were reported in several areas across the capital after an intense dust storm, followed by thunderstorms, hail, and rain lashed parts of Delhi on Wednesday.
Manmohan Kamath (63) and Dinesh (12), son of a Bharath, a Nepalese residing in an apartment in the BTM Second Stage Dollars Colony, NS Palya died due to electrocution on Monday.
The offence took place in a factory in the Rajouri Garden area in August 2019, and the convict had tried to give it the colour of death by electrocution.