Watch: Delhi airport flooded after rain breaks 46-year record

Updated : Sep 11, 2021 14:59
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Editorji News Desk

Sudden and heavy rain in Delhi on Saturday morning left parts of the airport flooded. 

Visuals from the Indira Gandhi International Airport showed aircraft parked on the flooded grounds. 

Also watch: Heavy rain lashes Delhi & NCR, orange alert issued

Capital has witnessed record rain on Saturday. An 'orange alert' has been issued as the monsoon rainfall in Delhi breached the 1,000 mm mark on Friday, the highest rainfall in 46 years.

The bad weather has affected flight operations at the airport, with airlines like IndiGo, SpiceJet confirming that all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected as a result of the rainfall.

Four domestic flights and one international flight were diverted from Delhi to Jaipur and Ahmedabad, due to heavy rainfall, news agency ANI reported. 

The "sudden heavy rain" led to waterlogging at the forecourt, the Delhi International Airport (DIAL) said on Twitter, adding that the issue "has been resolved".

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