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9 flights diverted as rain floods Delhi airport
NDTV··4 Sept
Heavy rain on Friday waterlogged Indira Gandhi International Airport and disrupted flights. IMD raised Delhi's warning from yellow to a red alert. Nine flights were diverted between 1530 hrs and 1630 hrs to Jaipur, Lucknow and Ahmedabad. Palam recorded 3.4 mm of rain between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm. Passengers waded through standing water at the gates.
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What It Means For You
- Delhi travellers faced flooded airport approaches and delayed or diverted flights during Friday's rain.
- Commuters in low-lying areas and underpasses face waterlogging risk under the IMD alert.
- IMD advised checking traffic updates and avoiding areas near power lines during thunderstorms.
What's Happening
- IMD raised Delhi from a yellow warning to a red alert as rain hit the capital and NCR.
- Nine flights were diverted between 1530 hrs and 1630 hrs, with landings delayed from cities including Mumbai.
- Palam logged 3.4 mm of rain between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm; Najafgarh logged 0.5 mm earlier.
What the weather office forecast
- Noida and Ghaziabad were under an orange warning around 3:30 pm, with no warning listed for Gurugram.
- IMD also forecast heavy rain of 50-100 mm at a few places with winds of 40-50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph.
- Delhi recorded 354.1 mm of rain from August 1 to August 30, above the 233.1 mm long-period average.
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