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Monsoon Enters Delhi With Record-Breaking Rain, City Paralysed After Waterlogging

Heavy rain that started in the wee hours of Friday continued for hours in Delhi and adjoining areas of Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram, leading to severe waterlogging, massive traffic jams in several parts of the cities and a tragic roof-collapse incident at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) which killed one person and injured four others.

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Traffic jam at ITO | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma

Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam at ITO amid waterlogging after rain, in New Delhi.

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Traffic jam near Sarai Kale Khan | Photo: Suresh K. Pandey/Outlook
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Heavy traffic along Ring road near Sarai Kale Khan due to rain in New Delhi.

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Waterlogged road in Delhi | Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari/Outlook
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Vehicles ply on a waterlogged road after heavy rains, in New Delhi.

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Delhi rains | Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari/Outlook
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Residents wade through the waterlogged roads, in New Delhi.

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Waterlogging in Seelampur | Photo: PTI
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Waterlogging after rain at the Seelampur metro station premises, in New Delhi.

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Roof collapsed at Terminal-1 | Photo: PTI
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Roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed amid heavy rain. One person died and five were injured in the collapse.

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Waterlogging at Minto Bridge underpass | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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Waterlogging at the Minto Bridge underpass following heavy rains, in New Delhi.

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Car is submerged in water | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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A vehicle wades through a waterlogged road amid rains, in New Delhi.

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Vehicles wade through a waterlogged road amid rains, in New Delhi.

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Residents on a waterlogged road after heavy rains, in New Delhi.

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A man with his cycle wades through a waterlogged road amid rains, in New Delhi.

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Commuters wait on a waterlogged road amid rains, in New Delhi.

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Traffic jam on a road amid rains, in New Delhi.