Residents wake up to heavy rains as monsoon arrives in Delhi-NCR, IMD issues yellow alert

Several parts of Delhi were hit by heavy rainfall and thunderstorms early on Sunday as the monsoon arrived in the national capital. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday that the southwest monsoon has advanced over Delhi and Mumbai, a rare occurrence. While it hit the national capital two days earlier than schedule, its entry into Mumbai was two weeks late. The monsoon, which had a slow start, has now made swift progress, covering numerous regions, including some parts of Maharashtra, entire Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, northeast India, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, most parts of Himachal Pradesh, and some parts of Haryana, the weather office said.