IN PICS | Heavy Rains, Gusty Winds In Delhi Leave Behind Uprooted Trees, Traffic Jams & Diverted Flights

Heavy Rain Lashes Delhi

Citizens in the national capital breathed a sigh of relief from the scorching heat as light to moderate intensity rain accompained by gusty winds hit parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday evening. (Image Source: @NeerajGuptaLive/Twitter)

The India Meteorological Department said parts of the region will experience thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain with isolated intense rain or hail over many places. Delhi is likely to receive rainfall for the next two days. (Image: ANI)

Trees were uprooted in some parts of the capital due to strong winds. News agency ANI shared visuals of trees uprooted near Windsor Place following heavy rain and strong winds. (Image: ANI)

PTI also shared visuals of Sansad Marg which was blocked after a tree collapsed on the road outside RBI building in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

The heavy showers also affected traffic movement at several places. In view of heavy rains in the national capital, Delhi Traffic police issued an alert saying traffic was affected from Vishram Chowk to Outer Ring Road due to road collapsed. (Image Source: @NeerajGuptaLive/Twitter)

Meanwhile, a Delhi bound Air India flight was diverted to Jaipur due to the inclement weather. Two other Delhi-bound flights, Vistara's Mumbai-Delhi and SpiceJet's Darbhanga-Delhi were also diverted to Jaipur. (Image: ANI)