Delhi Airport Flooded After Record Rain, City On Orange Alert

Saturday, 11 September 2021Newsdesk

Parts of the Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI) airport in New Delhi have been waterlogged following record rain in the national capital. An 'orange alert' has been issued as the monsoon rainfall in Delhi breached the 1,000 mm mark on Friday, the highest annual rainfall in 46 years.

New Delhi, 11 September 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Visuals shared by news agency ANI showed aircraft on the ground at the airport which is partially flooded. The bad weather has affected flight operations at the airport, with airlines like IndiGo, SpiceJet requesting passengers to track their flight status before leaving for the airport. 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".

Source - NDTV