Heavy rainfall in Delhi; flooded roads

Heavy rain was reported in several parts of Delhi in the early hours today, bringing the temperature down by a few degrees. Residents of neighbouring Gurgaon also woke up to heavy showers. Pictures on social media showed cars and bikes driving through flooded roads. A few schools in Gurgaon have also announced holiday due to bad weather

Morning rush hour traffic is likely to be affected because of the waterlogging, prompting the Delhi Traffic Police to put out alerts on Twitter. #DelhiRains was one of the top trends on Twitter this morning.

This morning, heavy rain and lightning were reported near the Delhi airport, central Delhi and RK Puram. Delhi received the highest rainfall in a day this August at 49.6 mm. This is the highest in three years.

Today Rain is totally worried because there is no option to do anything.The water is fullfill everywhere Roads and Houses .So who is responsible for this Delhi Government or Centre pic.twitter.com/83CM4Ed1E4

— Sanjay Kaushal (@2809Gaurav2809) August 28, 2018