Disrupted Flight Ops, Severe Waterlogging As Delhi Receives Heavy Rains

Streets were waterlogged and flights were delayed as Delhi and surrounding areas witnessed heavy rains, thunderstorms and strong winds overnight.

New Delhi:

Streets were waterlogged, trees were uprooted and flight operations were hit as Delhi and surrounding areas witnessed heavy rains, thunderstorms and strong winds overnight.

Severe waterlogging was witnessed in areas including Moti Bagh, Minto Road, and near Delhi Airport Terminal 1, per ANI.

Even as winds reached speeds of 40-60 kmph, flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) were impacted. In a post on X at 3.59 am, IndiGo said adverse weather conditions over Delhi had led to temporary disruptions in flight operations. Two hours later, the airline posted that operations were back to normal.

As of 7.30 am, flights from the Delhi airport are departing with an average delay of 46 minutes, as per FlightRadar24. The temperature stood at 22 degrees Celsius.

Mahipalpur, Delhi: Heavy rainfall late at night continued for several hours, causing water to accumulate under the Mahipalpur flyover and leading to difficulties for commuters pic.twitter.com/IAxOSle97V

— IANS (@ians_india) May 25, 2025

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