India, Aug. 6 -- Delhi and its adjoining areas woke up to rain on Thursday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for parts of the city.

The IMD has issued a red alert for parts of Delhi, including North East Delhi, Central Delhi, South East Delhi, South Delhi, New Delhi and Shahdara, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.

Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, Noida as well as Haryana's Gurugram, which neighbour Delhi, also received light to moderate rain.

In Gurugram, the early morning rain triggered waterlogging and traffic snarls across key stretches including the Delhi-Jaipur expressway.

Severe traffic snarls were reported at Narsinghpur, Manesar and Bilaspur o...