Six people, including four members of a family, died allegedly after inhaling toxic fumes from coal braziers in two separate incidents in the national capital. Two children were among the four killed in the incident in Alipur area in outer north Delhi. Another incident occurred in Inderpuri area of west Delhi, where two Nepal-native men were found dead after inhaling toxic fumes.
A dramatic southward push of Arctic air into the eastern two thirds of the country this week will result in bitterly cold conditions with temperatures trending 20-40 degrees Fahrenheit below typical mid-January values. For some areas, the brisk weather into this week will be the coldest conditions observed since December of 2022. At the start of the week, daytime temperatures are expected to range in the single digits across parts of the southern Plains and only reach into the teens to 20s acros