Following heavy rainfall in the national capital on Saturday morning, the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi witnessed flooding at the forecourt and in some other areas.
According to the authorities, the water has now been drained out and it is all clear.
In a tweet, the Delhi Airport said, “Due to sudden heavy rain, for a short period, there was waterlogging at the forecourt. Our team was immediately aligned to look into it and the issue has been resolved.”
Five flights were diverted from the airport due to the bad weather conditions. The details of the same are as follows,
SG-8130/CCU-DEL/0850HRS
Diverted-JAIPUR
EK-510/DXB-DEL/0835HRS
Diverted-AMD
6E-5047/BOM-DEL/0835HRS
Diverted-JAIPUR
SG-125/BOM-DEL/0835HRS
Diverted-JAIPUR
G8-329/BOM-DEL/0820HRS
Diverted-JAIPUR
Three Indigo flights were cancelled on Saturday due to the weather conditions in Delhi. The details of the flights are,
6E-2546/DEL-LKO/1630hrs
6E-2275/DEL-IDR/1605hrs
6E-2967/DEL-HYD/1715hrs
WATCH VIDEO OF FLOODING AT AIRPORT:
RAINFALL IN DELHI ON SATURDAY
According to the Safdarjung observatory, Delhi recorded 94.7 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am on Friday and 8.30 am on Saturday. As a result of the heavy rains on Saturday morning, several roads in the city were waterlogged.
