Commuters make their way through a waterlogged area amid rain at Gazipur, in New Delhi
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Delhi woke up to grey skies, waterlogged roads and uprooted trees as overnight rain continued through Thursday morning, with the India Meteorological Department issuing a 'red' alert for the day.Safdarjung, the capital's base weather station, recorded 72.6 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours that ended at 8.30 am, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.The Lodhi Road weather station received 80.2 mm of rainfall, Ridge 77.8 mm, Palam 63.0 mm and Ayanagar 57.4 mm during this period.The IMD issued a 'red' alert for Delhi, warning of moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning during the day.The minimum temperature in the city settled at 24.3 degrees Celsius, 3.6 notches below normal, the IMD said.Hours of incessant rain spelled chaos on roads, uprooting trees and leaving several areas waterlogged.
People make their way amid rainfall, in New Delhi,
