Heavy Rains Cause Trouble in Hyderabad and Other Indian Cities

Heavy rains lashed parts of Hyderabad on Sunday, leading to waterlogging, traffic congestion, and causing inconvenience to commuters in the city. Despite the rainfall, the city woke up to moderate temperatures ranging between 29 and 32 degrees Celsius. According to the Telangana State Development and Planning Society, although the city witnessed above-normal rainfall in June, the past week saw below-normal rainfall levels.

Meanwhile, a fresh bout of rainfall lashed parts of the national capital on Sunday afternoon, bringing respite to the people after they had been battling the heatwave in the region for the past two months. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast partly cloudy conditions in Delhi for Saturday and Sunday that were expected to bring relief from the simmering heat conditions. Rains also showered in parts of Noida city in Uttar Pradesh. Dehradun, the state capital of Uttarakhand, also received rainfall on Sunday afternoon.

Earlier in the day, citizens of Mumbai enjoyed the rains that lashed parts of the metropolitan city on Sunday. Locals and tourists could be seen relishing the rainfall along the beach. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected from Monday to Wednesday, the Met Office said. The weather department has also issued red alerts for South Interior Karnataka, Konkan and Goa, and coastal Karnataka. An orange alert has also been issued for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim.