In pictures: Heavy rains in New Delhi and Kerala led to waterlogged roads, houses

Heavy rain has pounded several parts of north India in the past two days, killing at least 12 people. Authorities are urging residents to stay safe and to avoid areas that are prone to flooding. [In pic: A man pushes a car in a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India, July 8, 2023.]

Heavy rainfall lashed Delhi on Saturday morning causing several areas in the national capital to go under water. [Children and men help in pushing a car through the waterlogged road during heavy rain, in New Delhi.]

In its daily weather earlier on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said heavy rainfall is likely to occur over North India in the next four to five days. [People wade through a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India.]

Meanwhile, overnight rainfall in Kottayam left various residential areas of the city waterlogged. "A yellow alert has been issued in the Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragode districts of Kerala," the IMD said. [A man wades through the waterlogged area after heavy rains, in Alappuzha, Kerala on Friday.]

Vehicles wade through the waterlogged road during heavy rain, in New Delhi.

Children play on a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India, July 8, 2023.

Children play on a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India, July 8, 2023.

People cross a road amid heavy showers of rain, in New Delhi on Saturday.

A boy plays on a flooded road as traffic move past after heavy rains in New Delhi, India, July 8, 2023.

A man pulls his auto rickshaw through a flooded road after heavy rains in New Delhi, India, July 8, 2023.

People buy umbrellas from a roadside vendor during a rain, in Srinagar on Friday.

A view of the waterlogged area after heavy rains, in Alappuzha, Kerala on Friday.

A two-wheeler partially submerged in the waterlogged area after heavy rains, in Alappuzha, Kerala on Friday.

A view of the waterlogged area after heavy rains, in Alappuzha, Kerala on Friday.

A house waterlogged after the overflow of the Kodoor river following incessant rainfall, in Kottayam.