India, May 28 -- Rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds up to 70 km per hour were expected in Delhi on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue yellow and orange alerts for moderate and severe weather-related dangers. The IMD upgraded a yellow alert for Friday to orange, saying light to moderate rain was likely, with strong winds reaching up to 70 km per hour.

Five significant storms this month have left at least 12 people dead due to house collapses, electrocution, and uprooted trees in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).

No colour-coded alert was in place for Wednesday until afternoon, when IMD issued the yellow alert. "There are chances of some very light to light rain now. ...