Delhi Rains: Heavy Rainfall, Thunderstorms Lash Parts of National Capital; Trees Uprooted, Flight Operations Hit

Rain accompanied by thundershowers lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Monday (May 23, 2022) early morning with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more showers during the day. In a weather update, the Met department said that dust storms and thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with a speed of 50-80 km/h are "very likely" to continue over Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas for the next few hours. Flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport were affected due to the bad weather.

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Cannot believe i got out of bed at 5.45 on a Monday morning just to listen to the sweet sounds of thunder, high speed winds, rain smashing window panes, and the gamlas on my rooftop falling over... #delhiweather #DelhiRains

— Ch Jack Ryan (@Ch_JackRyan) May 23, 2022

So I captured a shot as a lightning strike was about to hit and I got this.#DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/GGkR7IzUNH

— 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻 🍜 (@ClandestineDee) May 23, 2022

#Gurgaon #storm pic.twitter.com/Rj39dNc1rx

— Ravish Jha (@ravishjha) May 23, 2022

I woke up to this, super scary thunderstorm and the actual noise level is 100x #DelhiRains Seems like wind will sweep away everything including us…!! pic.twitter.com/do9QAZH2t2

— Hemu Aggarwal (@HemuAggarwal3) May 23, 2022

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