# Delhi-NCR gets 204.1 mm rain in a day, streets flooded 2026-08-08T09:08:07+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 12-hour downpour dumped 204.1 mm of rain on Delhi by Friday night, nearly 90% of August's normal monthly rainfall, crippling life across the National Capital Region. Safdarjung weather station recorded 127 mm by morning and another 77.1 mm through the day, making it the heaviest August rain in Delhi since 2011. Waterlogging hit hospitals like Safdarjung and metro stations like Greater Kailash. Residents waded through knee-deep to waist-deep water in Chhatarpur, Sangam Vihar, and Fatehpur Beri. In Gurugram, a building collapse killed two people. Noida and Greater Noida saw submerged underpasses and roads. Authorities received about 90 complaints of waterlogging, tree falls, and power cuts. The India Meteorological Department expects lighter rain from Saturday. ## Coverage - bazaar.businesstoday.in Tags: Delhi rain, Gurugram, Monsoon, Noida, urban infrastructure, Waterlogging Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-ncr-gets-204-1-mm-rain-in-a-day-streets-flooded/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-ncr-gets-204-1-mm-rain-in-a-day-streets-flooded/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.