In Pictures | Torrential downpour bring Gurugram, Delhi and Hyderabad to a halt
Traffic came to a halt in these cities.
Fresh spells of heavy rain accompanied by thunder lashed Delhi, the national capital region (NCR) and Hyderabad on Wednesday, bringing normal activities in these areas to a standstill.
Heavy rain also disrupted traffic at Rajiv Chowk in Gurugram, Haryana. The fresh downpour also threw traffic out of gear in several parts of Delhi.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry's motorcade to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), where he delivered an address to students, was also delayed due to waterlogging. He reached the venue an hour late.
Kerry's scheduled visits to the Sisganj Gurudwara, Jama Masjid and the Gauri Shankar Temple have been cancelled due to the inclement weather.
Owing to a cyclonic circulation over the Andhra coast, Hyderabad received a considerable amount of rainfall over the past 24 hours, reported Skymet Weather. Traffic has been disrupted with flooding of streets.
The Hindu reported that the rain has resulted in the loss of seven lives in Hyderabad.
Here are some photographs from the ground.
(With Agency Inputs)
An aerial view of how the rain has brought the traffic to a standstill in Gurugram, Haryana. (Photo courtesy - Twitter / Skymet Weather)
Traffic moved slowly as water levels rose at Hero Honda Chowk, Gurugram. On July 29, 2016, due to heavy rainfall, Gurugram Deputy Commissioner TL Satyaprakash had imposed Section 144, to ease the movement of traffic. (Photo courtesy - Twitter / Rashpal Singh)
The Police get together with the civilians to help ease traffic congestion in Gurugram. (Photo courtesy - Twitter / Parveen Kumar)
Waterlogging around All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. (Photo courtesy - Twitter / ANI)
Rainfall has been a major traffic issue for the NCR. According to the MeT Department, thunderstorm with heavy rain would occur over many places of northwest, south and southeast NCR and Delhi. (Photo courtesy - Twitter / Economic Times)
The low lying areas of Hyderabad were completely flooded after torrential rainfall on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy - Twitter / ANI)
Besides the waterlogging, seven lives were lost in Hyderabad— four of a family from Ramanthapur and three of another from Musheerabad, The Hindu reported. (Photo courtesy - Twitter / Chai Bisket)