Delhi residents faced double trouble on Friday as they felt strong tremors from the earthquake that struck Nepal. The residents have already been struggling with the densely polluted air around them as the city’s air quality exceeded the danger line. On the other hand, social media got flooded with lighthearted memes explaining Delhi’s situation. The memes are not to hurt anyone’s sentiments or make fun of any tragic situation.
Delhi Residents Face Double Trouble
Delhi: North India shaken by 6.4 magnitude earthquake,People came out of their homes, tremors were felt in Delhi-Patna-Varanasi -Prayagrqj also. #earthquake #earthquakes pic.twitter.com/4bAKvhqGNJ
— Ujjwal Rai 🇮🇳 (@U23337) November 4, 2023
Strong tremors were felt throughout northern India, including the Delhi-NCR region, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh, after a magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck Nepal on Friday night.
The earthquake struck at 11:32 p.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). Residents of high-rise buildings immediately rushed to the streets. The tremors continued for more than a minute, scaring the people.
Earthquake in Delhi.
Live real footage of my room.#earthquake #nepal #bhukamp #भूकंप pic.twitter.com/mPDJK8BM9l
— Praveen Dixit (@praveendixit485) November 3, 2023
This seismic event made matters worse for Delhiites, who were already struggling with skyrocketing air pollution levels; in certain regions, the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) exceeded the danger line on a scale of 500.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) for Delhi was 504 on Saturday morning, marking the third day in a row that the city’s air was extremely polluted. The national capital’s and the surrounding districts’ concentration of harmful PM2.5 remained more than 80 times the WHO guideline, even though there was a minor reduction in pollution levels overnight due to increasing wind speeds.
Social Media Memes
Delhi people’s situation rn-
Andar #earthquake bahar pollution- pic.twitter.com/8AH1CoGDiH
— चित्रगुप्त (The coder) (@MemesMaker15) November 4, 2023
If you are active on social media, you might have come across thousands of memes that show the condition of Delhites.
*Delhi*
Earthquake Pollution
bahar chalo andar chalo pic.twitter.com/3qkGXwfmi1— Memesarelife (@_MemesAreLife59) November 3, 2023
Delhi NCR people be like :-#earthquake #pollutioniNDelhi pic.twitter.com/mhuyiCM1na
— om maurya 💎 (@OmMauryaa) November 4, 2023
The memes were lighthearted and did not mean to make fun of anyone’s situation. The memes from 2022 are also recirculating, talking about the survival of Delhi people after COVID, pollution, and earthquakes.
Delhi people after covid , pollution and now earthquake pic.twitter.com/Lzp3sYzJc9
— memes_hallabol (@memes_hallabol) November 12, 2022
Delhi NCR people be like :-#earthquake #pollutioniNDelhi pic.twitter.com/EErYY8OAcW
— om maurya 💎 (@OmMauryaa) November 4, 2023
#earthquake #Pollution to #Earthquake in Delhi: pic.twitter.com/vOu1vkKISm
— Anonymous (@___iamanonymous) November 12, 2022
One of the most hit memes is “Earthquake hai bahar chalo, Air pollution hai andar chalo,” showing their dilemma because of air pollution and the earthquake.
Condition of Delhi people pic.twitter.com/ZFYRzn6wbI
— CONTEXTUAL MEME (@Contextual_Meme) November 4, 2023
After #earthquake #delhi people 🤣 #earthquakes #delhiearthquake #DelhiNCR pic.twitter.com/LZ4XFo3plW
— meme conductor 🥸 (@ConductorM39545) November 4, 2023
#Delhi people at this time 🥹#earthquake #earthquakes #DelhiNCR #delhiearthquake #DelhiPollution pic.twitter.com/JeqbTmyBM3
— meme conductor 🥸 (@ConductorM39545) November 4, 2023
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Residents Of Delhi Are Concerned
#BREAKING#भूकंप
Devastating #earthquake #Nepal,#Delhi was also shaken by this,at least 150 died in #Nepal.The magnitude of this earthquake was 6.4 on the #Richterscale. West #Rukum,#Jajarkot is the worst affected.The first #Tremors felt at 11:47 pm on Friday.#collected pic.twitter.com/uxrDp8rtf8
— Kaustuva Ranjan Gupta (@GuptaKaustuva) November 4, 2023
According to the NCS, the earthquake’s epicenter was 10 kilometers deep in Nepal. Strong tremors caused people in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) to flee their houses. Many buildings trembled after the earthquake. This is the third time in a month that Nepal has experienced powerful earthquakes.
Residents of New Delhi are now extra concerned about the dangerous air quality. The constantly degrading quality comes even after the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has been aggressively putting anti-pollution measures into action. This includes dust emission control, green road paving, rubbish detection patrols, and vehicle emission control.
Delhiites are therefore coping with nature’s two obstacles, and everyone is hoping that things will get better soon. Allow these memes to soothe you while you wait!
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