Delhi rain: Rain and storm leads to traffic jam in national capital
New Delhi:
Heavy rain and thunderstorm lashed Delhi and its adjoining areas this morning causing heavy traffic jams and affected flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport.
Trees were uprooted in parts of the national capital and traffic jams were reported in various parts near ITO, DND and AIIMS on the first working day of the week.
According to the Meteorological Department, it was the first moderate-intensity storm of this season.
Between 5:40 am to 7 am, the city’s temperature dropped by 11 degrees Celsius to 29 degrees Celsius to 18 degrees Celsius, news agency ANI quoted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) as saying.
With moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed reaching 60-90 km/hr over entire Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri) Thunderstorms will continue. Greater Noida, Gurugram,
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) 23 May 2022
The airport authorities have requested passengers to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information.
Delhi airport tweeted, “Due to bad weather, flight operations at Delhi airport have been affected. Passengers are requested to contact the concerned airline for updated flight details.”
Due to bad weather, flight operations @ Delhi Airport are affecting. Passengers are requested to contact the concerned airline for updated flight information. #bad weather#Rain
— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) 23 May 2022
Airline companies tweeted that inclement weather in Delhi could affect departure and arrival at the airport as they requested their passengers to check their flight status.
#6ETravelAdvisory: it’s raining #Delhi, Departure and arrival of flights are being affected. Keep enough travel time on hand when traveling to the airport. To check your flight status https://t.co/dZbjXuYqED, DM us on Twitter/Facebook for support.
— indigo (@indigo6e) 23 May 2022
#flyAI :Due to bad weather in Delhi, flights are getting diverted and delayed. There is also a possibility of jam on the roads. Passengers are requested to keep enough time with them to report for flights.
— Air India (@airindiain) 23 May 2022
In an earlier tweet, the IMD said that weak structures and raw Houses may be damaged due to thunderstorms, and traffic is likely to be disrupted.
It has also predicted rain and thundershowers of moderate intensity with speed of 60-90 km/h over entire Delhi and NCR and adjoining areas during the next two hours.
Strong winds and heavy rains uprooted trees in parts of Delhi, blocking roads.
Several people on Twitter have posted tweets about their experiences this morning.
I can’t believe I got out of bed at 5.45 a.m. on Monday, just to hear the sweet sounds of thunder, gusty winds, rain window panes, and gumballs falling on my roof… #Delhi weather#delhi rain
— Ch Jack Ryan (@Ch_JackRyan) 23 May 2022
I woke up to it, super scary thunder and 100x the actual noise level. is #delhi rain Looks like the wind will blow everything away with us…!! pic.twitter.com/do9QAZH2t2
— hemu agarwal (@hemuaggarwal3) 23 May 2022
Despite Delhi rain and our running super late, successfully boarded the train! #delhi rain@Apoorva Awasthi@ankitakushwahapic.twitter.com/kcwCLR8gRj
— Prachi Bajpayee (@pracheebajpayee) 23 May 2022