At Delhi Airport, a roof collapsed after intense rain, leaving one person dead.
Airport authority temporarily suspends all departures from
affected Terminal 1 to clear debris.
The main airport in the Indian capital saw a partial roof
collapse owing to severe rains, resulting in the cancellation of many domestic
flights and the death of at least one person.
The incident happened at Indira Gandhi International Airport
in New Delhi early on Friday. According to civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan
Naidu, who confirmed the tragedy, officials evacuated Terminal 1 and cancelled
flights till 2pm (08:30 GMT).
The fall at the domestic departure portion of the terminal
injured at least eight individuals, according to Delhi Fire Services director
Atul Garg.
Broadcast footage from the terminal, which is mostly
utilized by low-cost carriers IndiGo and SpiceJet for domestic flights, showed
a cab crushed by a broken metal pillar at the entry area.
According to the airport administration, "heavy
rain" was the cause of the collapse around 5 a.m. on Thursday (23:30 GMT).
The authority released a statement saying, "Emergency
personnel are working to provide all necessary assistance and medical aid to
those affected."
Along with the roof, a few support beams gave way, causing
damage to automobiles at the terminal's pick-up and drop-off area, according to
the Press Trust of India news agency.
India's meteorological office said that the airport region
received around 148.5mm of rain during three hours in the early morning, more
than the normal for the entire month of June. Following a protracted period of
heatwaves, the annual monsoon caused flooding in many other areas of the
capital.
The incident happened months after Prime Minister Narendra
Modi officially opened an airport renovation project. The airport is regarded
as one of his most notable infrastructural undertakings.
Concerns about safety and building regulations persist
throughout the nation. Reporters were informed by Naidu on the site that the
Modi-inaugurated building was "on the other side" of the older
building whose roof had fallen. The previous structure had opened in 2009.
The minister said that an investigation into the collapse
has been mandated.
Following the event, opposition lawmakers attacked the prime
minister, charging that he was on a "inauguration spree" in advance
of this month's votes.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, general secretary of the opposition Congress party, questioned, "Will the Chief Inauguration Minister take responsibility for this poor construction work and this corrupt model?"
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