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Fog engulfs north India, leaves 451 dead so far | There is no respite from the dense fog this winter and the death toll is now reported to be over 451. The dense fog has severely hit road, rail and air traffic in Delhi. Several flight operations have been disrupted as the visibility
reduced to around 50 meters on Thursday morning. Forty-eight flights have been
affected due to the dense fog. Around 15 departing domestic flights have been
cancelled and nine others are delayed. It is reported that around 11 arriving
International flights and 10 departures have been delayed. Fog began to descend
over the airport last night around 8 pm reducing the general visibility to around
50 meters and within half an hour the general visibility dropped to zero, while
runway visibility to a low of 100 meters. The railway commuters are also having
a tough time as around 20 trains have been cancelled and over 30 trains rescheduled.
Meanwhile, around 23 more persons are reported to be dead due to the cold in
Uttar
Pradesh since Wednesday evening. The Meteorological office said that Shahjahanpur
in Uttar Pradesh recorded a temperature of 3.5 degree Celsius, followed by Agra,
where mercury level dipped to 4.4 degree Celsius. The maximum temperature is also
reported to have plunged 5 to 10 degrees below normal in Bihar, Punjab and
Haryana. |
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