One person was killed and four people were hurt when a roof collapsed at Delhi Airport after a heavy downpour.
Online videos show massive pillars supporting the ceiling crashing into trucks parked along the airport’s Terminal 1
Check-in bars have been closed, and all planes from the switch have been temporarily suspended.
The incident took place at 05: 00 ( 23: 30 GMT Thursday ), authorities said.
Recovery activities are currently underway at the airports, and the injured are receiving care in hospitals.
The Indian government’s aircraft controller has advised airlines to provide passengers on alternative flights or refund them.
The incident has had an impact on thousands of people’s vacation plans, as Terminal 1 is used for most domestic flights.
Some carriers have moved their business to the airport’s two remaining stations.
ANIFederal Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu has announced a compensation of 2m rupees ($ 24, 000, £19, 000 ) to the family of the deceased and 300, 000 rupees for the injured.
He also stated to investigators that the position was under control and that an investigation was being conducted to stop any additional incidents. He added that inspections of flights across the nation would also be conducted.
The event was criticized on social media, with numerous consumers claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the switch in March, a month before the most recent general election erupted. The switch had undergone a significant renovation at the cost of billions of rupees.
But, Mr. Kinjarapu later claimed that the fell area was not the renovated section.
” I want to make it clear that the tower that PM Modi inaugurated is on the other side, and that the tower that collapsed here is an old tower that was constructed in 2009,” he said.
ANIDelhi has been plagued by heavy rains since Thursday, giving the city a much-needed break from the city’s scorching heat since April.
However, the town has become chaotic as a result of extensive traffic congestion caused by the storm.
While some claimed their cars had experienced failures, riders reported wasting hours in traffic.
People were seen wading through knee-deep waters in videos posted on social media, and trucks and cars were partially submerged in subways.
Additionally, the heavy storm has caused flight delays and delays.
India’s meteorological section forecasts that the town will continue to discover “heavy to really heavy snowfall” over the weekend.