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Gurugram Rains LIVE: Several schools in Gurugram are considering shifting to hybrid learning after the season’s first spell of rain left key roads waterlogged, triggering hours-long traffic snarls and leaving school buses stranded across the city.

While some schools are assessing the situation daily, others have already moved online. Delhi Public School (DPS), Sector 45, has shifted to virtual classes until Friday and is expected to resume in-person classes on Monday, subject to improved weather and road conditions.

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Delhi Rains LIVE: Commuters struggle to cross waterlogged roads after continuous rainfall battered Delhi-NCR. Visuals from Kaushambi area.

Weather LIVE Updates: At least three people have been reported dead and over 800 people have been evacuated as heavy rainfall hit Thane district in the past week. A lightning strike has left two people injured, officials said on Thursday.

The district administration said in an official release that the fatalities include one person each from Thane city, Ambernath, and Mira Bhayander, news agency PTI reported.

Delhi Rains LIVE: Visuals from Ghaziabad's Indirapuram shows severe water logging in several areas after heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR.

Delhi Rains LIVE: As Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and adjoining areas get battered with rain, there is no order yet about the closure of schools in these places.

"The Delhi Government is working on a war footing to tackle the waterlogging situation. All government agencies are on high alert following orders from Chief Minister Rekha Gupta," according to ANI, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stated.

Delhi Rains LIVE: Traffic snarls on NH-24 near Akshardham temple as the national capital has been receiving continuous rain since last night.

Delhi Rains LIVE: Two trees were uprooted on Raja Dhir Singh Marg in southeast Delhi's East of Kailash on Thursday, disrupting traffic in the area, according to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS).

No one was injured in the two incidents, news agency PTI reported.

The DFS received a call around 3.40 am that a tree had collapsed near the ISKCON temple on Raja Dhir Singh Marg. A team was rushed to the spot, an official said.

Weather LIVE Updates: Heavy rains trigger landslide in Maldevta area, schools shut following IMD alert.

Weather LIVE Updates: Visuals show severe waterlogging in Gujarat's Surat as people struggle to cross roads, or drive vehicles.

Weather LIVE Updates: One more body was recovered from Wayanad landslide site on Thursday, raising the death toll to four.

Kerala Minister A P Anilkumar told reporters here that the body was recovered from zone 1 of the search area in the morning, according to news agency PTI.

"Searches will be carried out in zones 1 and 2 of the area. Will be focusing search operations near the river also," he said.

Weather LIVE Updates: Amateur weatherman Navdeep Dahiya said in a post on X Delhi-NCR was entering a "massive rainfall event" over the next 24 hours as the region lies in the western quadrant of a low-pressure area.

According to him, the next 12 hours would be the most crucial, with consistent light to moderate rain punctuated by frequent heavy downpours.

He said eastern parts of the NCR, including Noida, Ghaziabad, north and east Delhi, were likely to bear the brunt of the system and could receive up to 200 mm of rainfall, while central, west and south Delhi, along with Faridabad, may receive between 100 mm and 150 mm.

Gurugram could see 70 mm to 150 mm of rainfall. Dahiya also cautioned residents against venturing outdoors unless necessary, warning of widespread waterlogging, particularly across east NCR and adjoining parts of Delhi.

Delhi rain LIVE: Several parts of Delhi-NCR, particularly Uttar Pradesh's Noida, Ghaziabad, received nonstop heavy overnight rainfall that continued on Thursday morning, causing severe waterlogging and slow movement of traffic as a result.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for all parts of Delhi, warning of extremely heavy rainfall, while an orange alert was sounded for parts Ghaziabad, Noida, Meerut and Gurugram, with more intense showers expected through the day.

Weather rain LIVE: Flash flood triggered by cloudburst cause extensive damage in Doda; restoration work underway.

Weather rain LIVE: After days of relentless monsoon showers, Mumbai woke up to cloudy skies and a welcome break from the rain on Thursday morning. While the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intermittent showers later in the day, most parts of the city remained dry through the morning hours, news agency PTI reported.

Delhi rain LIVE: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta has taken direct stock of the situation, directing all administrative agencies to remain on "high alert" to mitigate the impact of the downpour.

“Waterlogging situation on all major Delhi roads is under control. All government agencies are on alert following Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's orders. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has taken stock of the situation from officials. Teams from the Jal Board, PWD, and Municipal Corporation are on the ground, ready to handle any situation. Delhi Government is working on a war footing to tackle waterlogging. All necessary measures are being taken by the administration,” Delhi CMO said, news agency ANI reported.

Weather rain LIVE: Due to heavy rainfall in Maharashtra's Raigad, approximately 3,000 LPG cylinders (some filled with gas and some empty) were washed away from the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited Patalganga LPG Bottling Plant and drifted into the Patalganga River.

The district administration appealed to any citizens to immediately hand them over to HPCL, the nearest HPCL dealer, the Tahsildar's Office at Khalapur, the Tahsildar's Office at Pen, or the office of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Pen.

Delhi rain LIVE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said several parts of Delhi-NCR recorded moderate to heavy rainfall between 8:30 am on July 8 and 6:00 am on July 9.

In Delhi, Mehrauli received the highest rainfall at 83 mm, followed by Lodhi Road (79 mm), Pusa (73 mm), Chhatarpur (68 mm), Mayur Vihar (66 mm) and Janakpuri (62 mm). Other areas that recorded significant rainfall include Narayana (57 mm), Pragati Maidan (46 mm), Najafgarh (42 mm), Mungeshpur (40 mm), Jharoda Kalan (33 mm) and Jafarpur (6 mm).

In Ghaziabad, Kamla Nehru Nagar recorded 143 mm of rainfall, the highest in the NCR region during the period, while Hindon received 53 mm.

Meanwhile, Gurugram recorded comparatively lower rainfall, with North CAP University receiving 27 mm and KVK logging 21 mm, according to the IMD.

Weather rain LIVE: Continuous power outages across Hinjewadi Information Technology (IT) Park, Wakad, Ravet and the neighbouring areas left thousands of IT professionals struggling to work from home even as many companies allowed them to do so owing to the heavy rain.

Residents said that with power supply remaining disrupted for up to three days in several localities, not only work from home but also water supply and essential services in housing societies were severely affected.

Employees staying in Hinjewadi, Wakad, Ravet, Punawale, Kiwale, Marunji, Jambhe, Nere, Kasarsai and nearby areas were among the worst affected by the outages, with power supply remaining unavailable from around 9 am to nearly 6 pm in some areas on Tuesday.

Delhi rain LIVE: Heavy rain hits parts of the national capital; Sangam Vihar witnesses waterlogging.

Delhi rain LIVE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, west Uttar Pradesh and east Rajasthan.

Heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places across Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, east Uttar Pradesh and west Rajasthan.

The weather agency has further predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching speeds of 40-60 kmph at isolated places over Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Delhi rain LIVE: Watch visuals as heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR, causing waterlogging in some parts. Visuals from Faridabad Sector 55.

Delhi rain LIVE: Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader (AAP) and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) Ankush Narang criticised the BJP government over Delhi's recurring flooding, saying the “hollow” claims of the party have been exposed.

He said that despite all four engines of governance in Delhi being under the BJP, the MCD and PWD (Public Works Department) have failed to clean the drains, exposing the hollowness of the BJP's claims that 90% of desilting had been completed, news agency ANI reported.

Addressing the media, AAP MCD LoP said, "Delhi has witnessed only three spells of rain so far this monsoon. The first lasted barely five minutes, the second around twenty minutes, and today's spell lasted about fifteen minutes. Yet all three have exposed the complete collapse of the BJP government's preparedness. During the first spell, Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital was submerged. On Tuesday, the entire city was flooded, and today, once again, Delhi has been brought to a standstill. Reports of waterlogging are pouring in from Sangam Vihar and every lane and locality across the capital. The entire city has been turned into a sea."

Delhi rain LIVE: Multiple spillway gates of the Salal Dam have been opened after a significant increase in water inflow was recorded due to recent rainfall in the catchment areas.

Delhi rain LIVE: Watch visuals from Ghaziabad as heavy rain lashes parts of the city.

Delhi rain LIVE: Heavy rain lashes Haridwar. Waterlogging reported in Bhagat Singh Chowk, railway station area, Kankhal and Jwalapur.