Around the world | The Indian capital, Delhi, records the highest rainfall in June in 88 years

2024-06-30 2024-06-30T18:51:56Z

Arab Weather - The Times of India newspaper reported that the number of deaths resulting from the sudden heavy rains that fell on New Delhi last week had risen to 11, including four people who drowned in flooded tunnels. These rains led to disruptions in air traffic in the capital.

On June 28, New Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in decades, as its amount in one day exceeded the average rainfall in a month. Heavy rains led to the collapse of the roof of one of the three terminals at the capital’s main airport, resulting in the death of one person, the disruption of flights, and the flooding of tunnels with water. It caused severe traffic congestion and cut off electricity and water in parts of the city.

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60 flights cancelled; because of the rain

The flight tracking platform, FlightAware, reported that about 60 flights were canceled from the main airport during the past 24 hours. An airport official explained that operation was proceeding largely normally on Sunday, as most flights were diverted from the damaged terminal to the other two terminals, but he did not rule out the possibility of canceling flights during the day.

It is noteworthy that Delhi Airport is the largest and busiest in the country, and the currently closed Terminal 1 is usually used by the two low-cost airlines “IndiGo”, which is operated by “InterGlobe Aviation”, and “SpiceJet”, and this terminal currently accommodates 40 million passengers annually. .

An IndiGo spokesperson did not comment on the flight cancellations, and a SpiceJet spokesperson did not immediately return a phone call.