Rains lash Delhi, roads flooded
Rains lash Delhi, roads flooded
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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.
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@mayankjain100: Green Park, New Delhi, flooded with rain and back-flow of sewerage and no govt assistance at all.
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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.
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Northern Railway services were, however, hit as 13 trains which were to pass through Delhi got delayed due to flooding at some stations.
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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!!
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Massive jams have been reported from places like Adchini and Shivalik in south Delhi.
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Several vehicles have broken down in the middle of the road due to water logging.
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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.
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Seen here, flooding because of the rains in South Delhi's Greater Kailash I.
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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.
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Water-logged road near South Delhi's Okhla.
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A flooded road in South Delhi's Greater Kailash I.
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Tarun Shukla tweeted this image with this post: Our world class #Delhi airport T3 looks like a Yamuna tributary today. Again.
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This image shared by Shahzeb Majeedi on Twitter shows Rithala metro station.
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Priyanka Pant tweeted: If it continues to #rain like this, I can probably go deep sea diving soon!
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Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport's T3 terminal after the rains today.
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Talat Aziz tweeted: Delhi Terminal 3 flooded this morning cause of heavy rains.. This is inside the awning.. Water filling fast.
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Talat Aziz tweeted: One has to wade to get to the car from the terminal.. Can't understand the planners of a modern terminal.
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Talat Aziz tweeted: Poor guy is fighting a losing battle trying to mop water.. It's like a lake filling up fast.
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amitsomani tweeted: Be careful if you are stepping out in #Gurgaon. Minor flooding all over. Crawling traffic!
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A part of a wall collapsed in Vasan Vihar area.
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Rammohan Sundaram tweeted: I am in a motor boat in Gurgaon! Love the rains!
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Delhi waterlogging tweeted: the scenes in Jangpura extension B Block. The roads are completely waterlogged.
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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!
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NDTV's Rajiv Makhni tweeted: Stuck in a snarling jam. The view from my car of my personal swimming pool.
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Ayesha Sood tweeted this pic of Aurobindo Marg.
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Tarique Anwer tweeted: Flooded, people are out of their home.
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Aditya Raj Kaul tweeted: Mini-Swimming pool outside Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi.
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pallavi pundir tweeted: Why is this city NEVER prepared for rains??
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Twitter user shyamsunder tweeted this image of Karol Bagh.
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Aashirwad Music shared this image with NDTV.
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Prashant Solomon tweeted: Flooded #Delhi after hours of rain. This is Lodhi Colony at around 3:50 pm.
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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.
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