As heavy rains lashed Delhi, traffic was thrown out of gear with vehicles moving at snail's pace on several roads due to waterlogging, causing hardships to thousands of office goers and other commuters throughout the day. Morning showers slowed down traffic on the arterial roads of the city. Waterlogging on several roads, underpasses also resulted in heavy traffic jams on different stretches, causing hardships to the commuters.

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The traffic snarl on roads leading to Gurgaon following heavy rain last evening continued with Delhi Traffic Police warning commuters to avoid NH-8 in the morning. "There is traffic jam on NH-8 near Hero Honda chowk, Gurgaon. Motorists going from Delhi to Gurgaon are advised to avoid NH-8," Delhi Traffic Police said in a tweet.

As useful as Twitter proved to be at a times of such distress, the unbearable traffic, the incessant rain or the flooded streets failed to dampen the spirit of the people of Gurgaon and Delhi as Twitter was flooded with hilarious tweets on what could have been the causes of the poor drainage.