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Taj Mahal gate damaged by heavy rains; 16 dead in Rajasthan; top updates

Five children died in an unprecedented rain in Rajasthan's Dholpur district on Wednesday

Heavy rainfall, Rajastha, Delhi
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Heavy rainfall claimed lives in Dholpur, Rajasthan

BS Web Team
Heavy rains and thuderstorms wreaked havoc on Wednesday night, claiming at least five lives in Bharatpur and 11 in Dholpur district of Rajasthan. Among those killed in Dholpur, five were children. Also, more than 100 people have been injured during the heavy rain and dust storm. 

Thousands of trees were uprooted and water clogged the roads as heavy rains lashed both the districts on Wednesday night. Train movements came to a standstiil on the Agra-Dholpur line, causing the trains to stop for almost three hours. 

The Indian Meteorological Department had forecast the possibility of a rain or thunderstorm or duststorm in