Trees Uprooted, Flights Diverted, Power Outage: Rain, Hailstorm Bring Havoc In Delhi-NCR

Delhi-NCR experienced a sudden weather shift with strong winds, dust storms, heavy rain, and hailstorms, dropping temperatures to 33 degrees Celsius.

Delhi Weather Updates: Parts of Delhi-NCR experienced strong winds with a dust storm, followed by heavy rains and hailstorm on Wednesday evening, bringing respite from scorching heat and plummeting humidity. The sudden change in weather across the NCR has brought down the temperatures to 33 degrees Celsius.

During the strong winds with a dust storm, parts of the NCR experienced damage like uprooting of trees, which disrupted traffic. A tree was uprooted at Teen Murti Marg after Delhi received gusty winds, with heavy rainfall and a hailstorm, as per ANI reports.

In parts of Janakpuri, trees were also uprooted and traffic was disrupted following a sudden change in weather in Delhi, news agency PTI reported.

Similarly, the Sansad Marg in Delhi also experienced the uprooting of trees and disruption of traffic after the city experienced a sudden temperature change. In addition, the billboard of Noida Sector 37 has also fallen.

Metro Services Affected

Meanwhile, Metro services on the Red, Yellow, and Pink Lines were affected after a sudden windstorm damaged overhead equipment and caused debris to fall on the tracks near Shaheed Nagar, Jahangirpuri, and Nizamuddin stations. Citing the DMRC report, news agency IANS confirmed that teams are currently on-site, working to remove the debris and fix the damaged equipment to resume normal operations at the earliest.

Indicating the sources' report, news agency ANI confirmed that several domestic and international flights to Delhi airport from various airports have been halted or diverted due to a change in weather conditions in Delhi.

Power lines were also damaged in Delhi after trees and branches fell onto them following Delhi being hit by an intense dust storm along with thunderclaps, hail, and rain. In response to prevent electrocution, the electricity supply had to be temporarily suspended in certain areas.

Tata Power-DDL told ANI, "With Delhi hit by intense dust storm followed by thunderclaps, hail and rain, power disruptions were witnessed in areas across the capital such as parts of Bawana, Narela, Jahangirpuri, Civil Lines, Shakti Nagar, Model Town, Wazirabad, Dhirpur, Burari. Power lines were damaged by the falling of trees and branches onto them. To ensure public safety, electricity supply had to be temporarily suspended in certain areas as a precaution to prevent electrocution. Tata Power-DDL’s Operations and Maintenance teams are maintaining a high state of readiness, with Quick Response Teams (QRTs) swiftly addressing service complaints. Power restoration is proceeding quickly in most of the affected areas. Our teams are engaged in the swift restoration and repair of damaged power infrastructure. We appreciate the patience of our consumers. At Tata Power-DDL, your safety and well-being remain our top priority."

The Delhi Fire Department has received 25 calls so far reporting fallen trees at various locations. As of now, there are no reports of any casualties.