Record rains lashed the national capital on Saturday morning, causing heavy waterlogging and traffic jams at many places in the city including Minto Bridge, Rajghat, Connaught Place and ITO.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Delhi recorded 139 mm of rainfall, the highest one-day rain for August in at least 13 years. It has issued an ‘orange’ alert, a warning for extremely bad weather with the potential of disruption in commute, with road and drain closures and interruption of power supply, for the city.