Heaviest Single-Day Downpour In Delhi Leaves People Stranded As Flooded Streets Paralyse Traffic: PICS

Delhi's first monsoon rain triggers chaos: inundated roads, overflowing drains, and paralysed traffic grip the city. Check out the pictures here.

Delhi grapples with chaos as the first monsoon rain hits the city, causing inundated roads, overflowing drains, and paralysing traffic.

The first spell of heavy monsoon rain caused mayhem in Delhi's residential and commercial areas on Saturday, with inundated roads and overflowing drains causing massive waterlogging and paralysing traffic for hours. (Image Source: PTI)

Water gushed into the storerooms of the city's most popular shopping destination, Connaught Place, and the Minto Bridge underpass was closed to traffic due to waterlogging. (Image Source: PTI)

The devastation caused by the heavy rain also revealed the preparations of various civic bodies ahead of September, when six G20 Summit events, including the summit meeting, are scheduled to take place in the national capital. (Image Source: PTI)

Motorists and pedestrians struggled to navigate waterlogged roads, flyovers, and footpaths, while merchants struggled to keep rainwater out of their stores in several areas. (Image Source: PTI)

This was the first heavy rainstorm of the season. More showers are expected on Saturday, according to a "orange" alert. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a "yellow" alert for Sunday. (Image Source: PTI)

Till 2.30 PM, the Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded 98.7 mm of rain. The Ridge observatory measured 111.4 mm of rain. (Image Source: PTI)

According to the traffic department, it received 56 calls about waterlogging, six about fallen trees, and five about potholes. (Image Source: PTI)

Due to the constant rains that have caused waterlogging, the Minto Bridge subway has been closed to vehicular traffic. The Tilak Bridge underpass was also reported to be flooded. (Image Source: PTI)