Delhi Weather Today: More rain lashes parts of city, causing traffic jams, waterlogging in THESE areas | Watch

Delhi Weather Today: Heavy rainfall across several parts of Delhi overnight caused severe waterlogging and snarling traffic, which caused huge inconvenience for people. Several parts of the national capital region and nearby areas of Delhi continued receiving heavy rainfall on Thursday morning. Office-goers will likely face trouble due to traffic congestion and flood-like situations in several areas on Thursday, August 29. The weather department has predicted more rainfall later in the day.

The monsoon rainfall reduced the mercury temperature and brought relief from heat for Delhi residents. However, several parts of Delhi faced severe waterlogging at night, including Mehrauli-Badarpur road, Dhaula Kuan, and the Delhi Cantonment area. In the videos shared by news agencies ANI and PTI, the vehicular movement appeared severely hindered by heavy waterlogging.

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Delhi areas facing severe waterlogging

According to ANI and PTI visuals, area near Delhi Cantonment's Parade Road Underpass, Dhaula Kuan, near APS Colony, Sangam Vihar, etc witnessed severe waterlogging. The videos indicate Delhi's Dhaula Kuan to be affected by heavy rainfall.

Delhi rains today

Delhi's Regional Weather Forecasting Centre has predicted light to moderate rainfall in Delhi and NCR region today.

“Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorms and lightning is very likely to occur at Jind, Gohana (Haryana). Light to moderate rainfall is very likely to occur at entire Delhi and NCR, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Narwana, Karnal,” RWFC Delhi wrote in its post on X.

The national capital received severe waterlogging and traffic congestion in several parts of Delhi after spells of heavy rain lashed the capital city on Thursday morning.

Waterlogging in the nearby area of the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road resulted in traffic congestion and jams at night as the vehicles waded through waterlogged roads.

Heavy rains in Delhi also caused inconvenience for local commuters who had to wade though the waterlogged road. There was also the risk of an overflow of severe lines in many areas. Visuals from Parade Underpass, Delhi Cantonment also showed the situation after heavy rainfall.

Many places at Dhaula Kuan also witnessed incessant rainfall which led to waterlogging and traffic jams. Meanwhile, the rain lashed several parts of the national capital in the early hours of Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday, Delhi and NCR (National Capital Region) received incessant rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.