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  • Indian govt issues ‘RED WARNING’ for Delhi as capital & adjacent states shiver in ‘extreme cold’

    Local media also reports that at least 28 people may have died due to the cold in Uttar Pradesh, which is experiencing the coldest days of December this weekend.

    The severe cold wave will last at least two more days, but the weather may improve a little around New Year’s, meteorologists say.

    “We are expecting a marginal rise in temperature on December 31 and January 1, and rains from December 31 night, which is likely to relieve severe cold day conditions,” Kuldeep Shrivastava, the head of the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre in Delhi, was quoted by local media as saying.

  • Flights diverted, trains delayed: New Delhi sinks in dense fog as India shivers from cold

    Several flights have been diverted and almost three dozen trains are running behind schedule as a thick blanket of fog covered New Delhi amid an unusually severe winter season in India.
    Photos and videos shared on social media Monday morning show the Indian capital and its suburbs fully consumed by impenetrable fog.
    The latest weather surprise comes just a day after temperatures in New Delhi plummeted to 2.5 Celsius (36.5 Fahrenheit), forcing the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a “red warning”. The air quality in the national capital remains in the “severe” category since Sunday.

  • People across India have gathered around bonfires near streets and other public places

    People across India have gathered around bonfires near streets and other public places

    Worsening weather has caused massive delays for several trains bound for Delhi and flights at the capital’s international airport. Bus lines have also experienced disruptions and traffic jams.

    People across India have gathered around bonfires near streets and other public places. To cope with the emergency, local authorities have also made sure that shelters and firewood are provided to the population.