Pictures and movies captured a big portion of the overhang exterior Terminal 1 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport collapsed onto the pavement, with water seen gushing by means of the world.
Delhi suffered widespread harm with waterlogging, energy provide disruption and site visitors snarls after an evening of heavy rainfall and thunderstorm that battered the nationwide capital. Amid this, a portion of the cover at Terminal 1 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport collapsed early Sunday throughout heavy rain and thunderstorms, a video on social media confirmed.
Pictures and movies captured a big portion of the overhang exterior Terminal 1 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport collapsed onto the pavement, with water seen gushing by means of the world.
A complete of 49 flights, together with 17 worldwide ones, had been diverted from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide (IGI) Airport after heavy rain and thunderstorms swept by means of the nationwide capital in a single day.
Based on the India Meteorological Division (IMD), town’s foremost climate station recorded wind gusts reaching as much as 82 kmph and 81.2 mm of rainfall over a six-hour interval, between 11:30 pm on Saturday and 5:30 am on Sunday.
Delhi airport authorities on thunderstorms affecting terminal
In a press release, Delhi Airport mentioned, “Delhi skilled an intense thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall in the course of the intervening evening of Might 24. Town recorded over 80 mm of rain, with wind speeds reaching 70–80 km/h in a brief span of 30 to 45 minutes round 2:00 AM. This sudden and concentrated downpour led to short-term water accumulation in and round IGI Airport, briefly impacting operations.”
“Delhi skilled an intense thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall in the course of the intervening evening of Might twenty fourth, 2025. This sudden and concentrated downpour led to short-term water accumulation in and round IGI Airport, briefly impacting operations…A piece of the exterior tensile cloth on the T1 Arrival forecourt adjusted underneath strain, thereby aiding in water dispersal. There was no structural compromise or influence to different components of the terminal. Swift motion was taken by the bottom groups to revive regular situations, making certain security and continuity of operations with minimal disruption,” DIAL (Delhi Worldwide Airport Restricted) Spokesperson mentioned.
Widespread waterlogging throughout Delhi
The Delhi Public Works Division (PWD) obtained roughly 40 complaints of waterlogging following heavy in a single day rainfall, officers mentioned on Sunday. Many of the affected areas had been cleared of water by early morning.
PWD officers reported water accumulation at a number of key areas, together with Sarai Kale Khan bus stand, Timarpur foremost market, Peeragarhi Chowk, close to New Delhi Railway Station, Higher Kailash-2, ITO, and underpasses at Dhaula Kuan, Palam, Azadpur, Minto Street, and Zakhira.