Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi and its neighbouring areas today morning. Many parts of the national capital were waterlogged which resulted in traffic across the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for the national capital owing to the heavy downpour.

The city recorded 112.1 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours, which is the highest in at least 19 years, IMD officials said. In 2010, the capital had recorded 110 mm rainfall on September 20.