India, July 28 -- At least two students at a civil services coaching centre died after water gushed into the basement of the institute in Old Rajendra Nagar, west Delhi, after heavy rain lashed parts of the Capital on Saturday evening, officers from the fire department said, adding that more people were feared trapped in the basement. Police said that both victims were women and at least two to three more students were still missing.

Personnel from the Delhi Fire Services, National Disaster Response Force, Delhi Police and civic agencies were pressed into action and carrying out rescue operations at the time of going to print. The bodies of the women, whose identities and ages were yet to confirmed, were recovered late on Saturday night....