At least three people died from electrocution in rain-hit Kolkata, officials said, as heavy overnight rainfall caused widespread waterlogging, halting traffic, public transport and daily life across the city on Tuesday.

"Three persons have died due to electrocution, as per our reports so far," an official of the Lalbazar Police Control said.

Train and Metro Railway services were disrupted in the city and suburbs owing to waterlogging of tracks, officials said.

Water entered many houses and residential complexes in the city as roads went underwater following the rain that started past midnight.

Traffic movement was severely affected across most arterial roads, with vehicles stranded for hours in knee-to-waist-deep water at key intersections such as Park Circus, Gariahat, Behala, and Col

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