Patiala, Aug. 5 -- Four hours of heavy rain in the early hours of Tuesday brought large parts of Patiala to a standstill, inundating residential localities, damaging vehicles and exposing the city's poor stormwater drainage system.

The city recorded 143 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am, according to Surender Paul, director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh.

The IMD has also issued a statewide yellow alert for Punjab for Wednesday and Thursday.

"Punjab is likely to continue witnessing wet weather over the next 48 hours, with light to moderate rainfall at many places across the state on Wednesday and Thursday. Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places, raising the possibility of waterlogging in low-lying areas and traffic d...