India, July 10 -- Overnight heavy rains in Delhi took the 24-hour rainfall total in the 'heavy category' at multiple locations,, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

Severe waterlogging was seen in parts of the city from Wednesday evening, leading to long traffic snarls as people remained stuck in traffic for lengthy periods. Some snarls and waterlogging were witnessed on Thursday morning too.

In the 24 hours till 8:30am on Thursday, Safdarjung, Delhi's base station had received 20.5mm of rainfall. In the same period, Najafgarh had recorded 105.5mm, Pusa 82mm, Ayanagar 73mm and Ridge 69.2mm. Other stations included Palam (59.8mm), Lodhi road (17.8mm), Janakpuri (20mm), Pragati Maidan (47.7mm) and Naraina 20.5mm. A...