For the second consecutive day, parts of Delhi-NCR received heavy rain, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more showers during the day.
Rain, which provided further relief from the scorching heat, also caused waterlogging in several parts of the capital.
The news agency ANI shared visuals of roads inundated with traffic in parts of Delhi.
A car was also seen being submerged at Minto Road.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the Safdarjung Observatory, the capital's primary weather station, recorded 154 mm of rain between yesterday and today morning.
On Thursday, rain in Delhi brought the temperature to 35.4 degrees Celsius. Delhi had been suffering from the sweltering heat, recording nine heatwave days in June against none in 2023 and 2022.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Thursday that the monsoon is expected to arrive in Delhi within the next two to three days.
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-Nobody knows,If a part of a Flyover, Roof or even road you are driving can cave in anytime.
-A roof collapsed at IGI Terminal 1 of Delhi airport resulted in one death & five injuries.
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The International Monetary Fund stated in a statement that conditions are likely to become favorable for the advance of the southwest monsoon in the capital during the next two to three days.
According to IMD data from last year, the monsoon hit Delhi on June 26, according to IMD data. It arrived on June 30, 2022, July 13, 2021, and June 25, 2022.
The weather agency has predicted light to moderate rainfall for Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gujarat, Vidarbha, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh today.
