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NT Correspondent

New Delhi, Shimla, Noida: Three children drowned to death while bathing in a waterlogged area in Delhi’s Mukundpur.

The boys, aged between 10 and 12, were residents of North East Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. The bodies have been sent for postmortem. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed sadness over the boys’ deaths and cautioned people against bathing in the Yamuna river, which is in spate.

Several parts of Delhi remained flooded on Friday due to overflowing water from the Yamuna river. At many places, water gushed into homes as well as commercial establishments and roads were inundated.

Gandhi memorial at Rajghat flooded

Water from the Yamuna entered Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat in Delhi, inundating its lawns and pathways, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti ViceChairman Vijay Goel said on Friday.

Goel said the flood water rose up to the memorial complex's entrance and later inundated the pathways leading to the marble platform where Gandhi was cremated.

SC entrance submerged

The floodwaters reached the entrance of the Supreme Court in central Delhi and submerged the busy ITO intersection and Rajghat as the Irrigation and Flood Control Department's regulator was damaged

Red Fort under water

Videos on social media showed the road around the city’s historicalRed Fort under water.

The monument was closed for the public on Thursday and the order remains in force on Friday.

Landslides cut off Nathula, other parts of Sikkim

Landslides triggered by heavy rain cut off large parts of northern and eastern Sikkim, including Nathula pass, while efforts were being made to restore connectivity, officials said on Friday