Weather Alert: Heavy rains lash Delhi, roads waterlogged; 200 flights in disarray

The rains caused waterlogging and traffic disruptions severely resulting in lot of inconvenience to people. Read further on Dynamite News:

New Delhi: Heavy rains along with thunderstorms lashed several parts of Delhi overnight and early morning and brought the city to a standstill, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

The rains caused waterlogging and traffic disruptions severely resulting in lot of inconvenience to people.

Flights Affected

Due to massive rains and storm over 200 flights were affected at Indira Gandhi International Airport. About 50 flights were diverted.

Weather Department Alert

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), in about six hours from 11:30 pm to 5:30 am, winds blew at a speed of 82 kmph and 81.2 mm of rain was recorded. While this rain brought down the temperature, the cold winds made the weather pleasant.

Heavy Waterlogging

Although yesterday rain gave relief to the people, but the trouble did not reduce. Heavy waterlogging situation occurred in many areas of Delhi including Dhaula Kuan, Moti Bagh, Minto Road, Delhi Cantonment and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg. Due to waterlogging on the roads, the speed of vehicles came to a halt and pedestrians had to face a lot of difficulty.

Worse Situation

The situation was the worst on Minto Road, where the road was filled with water up to the knees. Vehicles were seen moving at a very slow speed, due to which traffic was disrupted at many places in the morning.  Visuals of waterlogging have emerged near Minto Road, Dwarka flyover, Chanakyapuri, Subroto Park area and Delhi Airport Terminal-1. A car got completely submerged in water near Minto Road. Heavy waterlogging was also seen around the airport. The drainage system was exposed even in posh areas like Chanakyapuri and Dwarka. Roads were also flooded in Delhi's ITO area due to rain.

Air Services Affected

This bad weather also affected air services. Flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport were affected late at night and early in the morning. Indigo Airlines informed on social media that flights were getting delayed due to bad weather. However, as the weather cleared, flight operations gradually started becoming normal.

According to flight tracking website Flightradar24, many flights at Delhi Airport departed late and some had to be cancelled. On an average, a delay of more than 30 minutes was seen.

Warning Issued

The Meteorological Department had already issued a warning regarding this change. Light rain and cold winds are expected in the capital and surrounding areas for the next few days.