NEW DELHI: Heavy rain and cold wind lashed several of Delhi on Monday uprooting trees and disrupting traffic in several areas. Traffic was disrupted in many places due to strong winds and hail storms. Trees fell on top of the cars. The temperature in the region dropped sharply from 40 degrees Celsius to 24 degrees Celsius. According to sources, eight flights were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Dehradun due to bad weather. Heavy showers were forecast in West Delhi, North West Delhi and South Delhi.

A car was trapped under an uprooted tree in Connaught Place as the national capital received sudden rainfall accompanied by a hailstorm. The car was unoccupied and was in the parking lot.

#WATCH | Delhi gets a relief from scorching heat with a heavy downpour & thunderstorm. Visuals from National Media Centre. pic.twitter.com/7ZZuf05GMg

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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds in Delhi and several areas in the National Captial Region.