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- Heavy rain on Tuesday flooded roads and markets across Delhi and the NCR, disrupting traffic and leaving commuters stranded in areas such as ITO, the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and Connaught Place.
- The India Meteorational Department escalated its warning from yellow to orange and then a red alert around 12.25pm as rain intensified, with the city recording 24.4mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8.30am.
- Meteorologists said very heavy downpours were likely to continue until around 4pm, covering 60-80% of the region, and advised residents to avoid unnecessary travel.
- More rainfall is expected this week, with a yellow alert for moderate to heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday.
What to watch next
- Whether waterlogging and traffic disruptions ease after the most intense rain spells expected between 12pm and 3pm
- Updates from the IMD, which has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday under a yellow alert
- Civic agencies' monitoring of vulnerable locations for further waterlogging and congestion
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