Delhi Airport's Terminal 3 premises waterlogged as heavy rains lash national capital

Some flights were diverted from Delhi after heavy rains lashed national capital from Friday night to Saturday morning. rainfall also caused parts of Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal 3 to get waterlogged. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that Delhi will witness "generally cloudy sky, heavy rain/thundershowers, very heavy rain at isolated places towards night." 

Expressing regret at inconvenience caused to passengers,  Delhi International Airport (DIAL) said in a statement, "Due to sudden heavy rain, for a short period, re was waterlogging at forecourt. Our team was immediately aligned to look into it and issue has been resolved.” An airport official informed that four domestic flights and one international flight were diverted from Delhi to Jaipur and Ahmedabad, due to heavy rainfall in national capital

IMD forecasts thunderstorms in and around Delhi

Indian Meteorological Department has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms in several areas of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana. According to IMD updates on Saturday, Delhi is set to experience thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rain. national capital will also witness winds with a speed of 20-40 km/h in certain parts in and around Delhi. IMD has also forecast that several parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana will witness similar wear conditions.

According to IMD, districts of Bahadurgarh, Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Loni Dehat, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, ida, and Hindon AF Station will witness moderate to heavy rainfall. In Haryana, districts of Panipat, Ganaur, Sonipat, Kharkhoda, Rohtak, and Jhajjar will see similar wear conditions. In Uttar Pradesh, district of Muzaffarnagar, Bagpat, Meerut and Bulandshahr will witness light to moderate showers through  weekend, according to IMD.

Presently, several areas in national capital, including Moti Bagh and RK Puram have experienced heavy rainfall causing water-logging in some parts. East Delhi’s Madhu Vihar also witnessed flooded roads significantly slowing down traffic. In Narela district, an old building collapsed due to heavy showers on Saturday. Civic authorities mentioned that building was already considered a threat to public and added that one was injured in incident. 

(With inputs from ANI, Im: ANI)