Five people died as chilly winds and freezing temperatures continued in North India even as a blanket of thick fog over Delhi disrupted flight schedules today. Four persons, including a new-born baby, lost their lives due to severe cold conditions in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district. The winter chill also claimed its first victim in the national capital with an unidentified man being found dead near a Metro pillar in west Delhi. A blanket of thick fog enveloped the busy Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi with visibility dropping to near zero and leading to delays, diversions and cancellation of 80 domestic and international flights. While 38 flights were cancelled, as many as 42, including 14 international flights, were diverted to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Hyderabad. Our correspondent reports that the airport was closed for nearly two hours as visibility fell below 100 metres. It was the coldest day of this season in the national capital with the maximum dropping to 18.8 degree Celsius while the minimum was recorded at 7 deg C. Leh in frontier region of Ladakh continued to be the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir with the chill showing no signs of relenting despite a slight improvement in minimum temperature. Leh recorded minus 12.6 degree Celcius as against minus 16.4 degree Celcius the previous night. Kashmir valley also witnessed a slight rise in mercury due to the cloud cover which returned after a couple of days break. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.1 degree Celcius, one notch higher than yesterday's minus 3.1 degree Celcius. Normal life was disrupted in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh as severe cold waves swept the region. Rajasthan also continued to remain in the grip of biting cold with Churu recording the lowest temperature of 2.3 degree Celcius in the state.