More than 10 students, who were trapped in the floodwater of the Yamuna river at a school in north Delhi, have been successfully rescued, the police said on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sagar Singh Kalsi said that on Saturday, at around 1 pm, information was received at Kashmere Gate police station that around 10 to 12 students were stuck inside a school, Dharma Sangh Vidyalaya Gurukul.

“On receiving the information, the Station House Officer along with a police team reached the spot and, in cooperation with the National Disaster Response Force, rescued all 12 students who are now safe and sound,” the DCP added. Earlier on Saturday, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) rescued more than 30 trainees from the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) in Delhi’s ITO area.