Delhi rain: IMD had forecast rain along with gusty winds.
New Delhi:
Several parts of Delhi and nearby areas witnessed power outages early this morning due to heavy rain and high winds. The bad weather also affected flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, with several airlines asking passengers to check their flight status before going to the airport.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said thunderstorms with moderate rainfall will continue over Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) for the next two hours.
Thunderstorms with moderate rain and gusts of 60-90 Km/h would continue to occur over and adjacent areas of all of Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida , Gurugram,
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 23, 2022
The airport authorities have requested passengers to contact the relevant airline for current flight information.
“Due to bad weather, flight operations at Delhi airport are affected. Passengers are requested to contact the concerned airline for updated flight information,” Delhi Airport tweeted.
Due to the bad weather, flight operations are on @DelhiAirport are affected. Passengers are requested to contact the relevant airline for current flight information. #Bad weather#Rain
– Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) May 23, 2022
SpiceJet tweeted that the bad weather in Delhi could affect departures and arrivals at the airport as it asked its passengers to check their flight status.
In an earlier tweet, IMD said that vulnerable structures and kutcha houses could be damaged by the thunderstorm and that traffic disruption is likely.
It also predicted that thunderstorms with moderate intensity rain and wind gusts at speeds of 60-90 Km/h would continue to occur over and adjacent areas of all of Delhi and NCR for the next two hours.
Strong winds and torrential rain uprooted trees in parts of Delhi, blocking roads.
IMD said impacts on vulnerable structures, kutcha houses, traffic and visibility are expected and suggested people stay indoors and avoid travel if possible.
On Twitter, several people posted tweets about their experiences this morning.
I can’t believe I got out of bed at 5:45 am on Monday morning to listen to the sweet sounds of thunder, rushing wind, rain slamming the windows and the gamlas on my roof tipping over… #delhiweather#DelhiRains
— Ch Jack Ryan (@Ch_JackRyan) May 23, 2022
I woke up to this super scary thunderstorm and the actual noise level is 100x #DelhiRains It looks like the wind will wipe everything away, including us…!! pic.twitter.com/do9QAZH2t2
— Hemu Aggarwal (@HemuAggarwal3) May 23, 2022
Successfully boarded the train, despite Delhi ki baarish and us running super super late! #DelhiRains@ApoorvaAwasthy@ankiitakushwahapic.twitter.com/kcwCLR8gRj
— Prachi Bajpai (@pracheebajpayee) May 23, 2022
