New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Heavy rain lashed the national capital on Tuesday, triggering traffic snarls, flooding underpasses and leaving thousands of commuters stranded on key stretches in Delhi.

"As of Tuesday, between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, the city's primary weather station recorded 37.8 mm of rainfall, pushing October's rainfall past its long-term monthly average of 15.1 mm.

"The final 24-hour figure, to be issued on Wednesday morning, is expected to place the city's rainfall well above the October average," the weather department said.

Delhi has already witnessed its wettest September and August in recent years. This August was the rainiest since 2010, when the city recorded 455.8 mm of rainfall, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The India Meteorological Departmen

See Full Page