The airport area received about 148.5 millimetres of rain over three hours in the early morning, more than the average for all of June, according to India's weather office. The entire terminal, one of three at the country's biggest and busiest airport, was evacuated and an inquiry was ordered into the collapse, said the minister, Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu. Rescue work had been completed and eight injured people were taken to hospital, said Atul Garg, the director of Delhi Fire Service (DFS). At least 10 flights were cancelled and 40 were delayed while departures from Delhi airport were running late by an average of 50 minutes, according to data from flight tracking platform Flightradar24. GMR Airports Infrastructure, which operates Delhi International Airport, is also its top shareholder with a 64% stake.

Source: bd News24 June 28, 2024 10:08 UTC