Rains lash Delhi, roads flooded

Heavy rains lashed Delhi on Saturday, with flooding reported from several parts of the city. Pictures posted on micro-blogging site, Twitter show severe water logging at the Indira Gandhi. The Met department has forecast more rains in the city on Sunday.

@sunandavashisht: Deluge in Delhi

Roads in and around Delhi were flooded as drains overflowed within an hour of the showers which began shortly after 11 am.

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Heavy rains flooded the arrival area of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, causing inconvenience to the passengers coming out of Terminal 3.

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"It took me 40 minutes to reach the Akshardham metro station from my home, a distance which I cover within five minutes every day. Traffic was moving very slow," said Ridhi Chouhan, who works at a private bank in Noida.

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@nprashar76: 2 Hrs of rain and this is what blocked drains does to Millenium city - D Block Palam Vihar, Gurgaon.

@mayankjain100: Green Park, New Delhi, flooded with rain and back-flow of sewerage and no govt assistance at all.

As rains drenched Delhi, commuters had a hard time in most parts of the city as visibility also dropped slightly. Pedestrians were seen wading through streets flooded by overflowing drains.

Northern Railway services were, however, hit as 13 trains which were to pass through Delhi got delayed due to flooding at some stations.

Massive traffic jams were reported in almost all areas due to water-logging as well as non-functional traffic signals.

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The capital received 105 mm of rain, one of the heaviest spells in the last 10 years, according to the Meteorological office.

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@aditisrivastava: Delhi road after an hours rain!!

Massive jams have been reported from places like Adchini and Shivalik in south Delhi.

Several vehicles have broken down in the middle of the road due to water logging.

The met department had predicted rainfall today. The maximum temperature was expected to hover around 33 degrees Celsius. However, with incessant rains in the capital, there may be a dip.

Seen here, flooding because of the rains in South Delhi's Greater Kailash I.

Several vehicles also broke down in the middle of the road due to the water-logging. Trees were uprooted in some parts of the city causing disruption in power supply.

Water-logged road near South Delhi's Okhla.

A flooded road in South Delhi's Greater Kailash I.

Tarun Shukla tweeted this image with this post: Our world class #Delhi airport T3 looks like a Yamuna tributary today. Again.

This image shared by Shahzeb Majeedi on Twitter shows Rithala metro station.

Priyanka Pant tweeted: If it continues to #rain like this, I can probably go deep sea diving soon!

Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport's T3 terminal after the rains today.

Talat Aziz tweeted: Delhi Terminal 3 flooded this morning cause of heavy rains.. This is inside the awning.. Water filling fast.

Talat Aziz tweeted: One has to wade to get to the car from the terminal.. Can't understand the planners of a modern terminal.

Talat Aziz tweeted: Poor guy is fighting a losing battle trying to mop water.. It's like a lake filling up fast.

amitsomani tweeted: Be careful if you are stepping out in #Gurgaon. Minor flooding all over. Crawling traffic!

A part of a wall collapsed in Vasan Vihar area.

Rammohan Sundaram tweeted: I am in a motor boat in Gurgaon! Love the rains!

Delhi waterlogging tweeted: the scenes in Jangpura extension B Block. The roads are completely waterlogged.

NDTV's Rajiv Makhni tweeted: State of Delhi Roads in the first hour of rain. If you're not out on the roads - then don't!

NDTV's Rajiv Makhni tweeted: Stuck in a snarling jam. The view from my car of my personal swimming pool.

Ayesha Sood tweeted this pic of Aurobindo Marg.

Tarique Anwer tweeted: Flooded, people are out of their home.

Aditya Raj Kaul tweeted: Mini-Swimming pool outside Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi.

pallavi pundir tweeted: Why is this city NEVER prepared for rains??

Twitter user shyamsunder tweeted this image of Karol Bagh.

Aashirwad Music shared this image with NDTV.

Prashant Solomon tweeted: Flooded #Delhi after hours of rain. This is Lodhi Colony at around 3:50 pm.

There were also reports of flooding at some of the metro stations. The Malviya Nagar Metro station was closed for 15-20 minutes after water-logging.