India, May 3 -- The city's first responder, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), was flooded with calls from as early as 5am on Friday as the unprecedented thunderstorm and heavy rains swept the city, leaving behind a trail of destruction - more than 80 emergency calls were made to DFS to deal with tree falling, car and property damage, waterlogging and traffic snarls, officials said.

While DFS officials spread across the city to deal with emergency calls, the newly formed Quick Response Teams (QRT) too went on ground, according to the CM's office, but no details were available regarding action taken by them. The teams formed last month were tasked to assist citizens round-the-clock in emergencies that hit residents on Friday.

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