Delhi Airport Terminal Roof Collapses

Abiodun Akinwumi 2024-06-28 0

The ceiling of a terminal building at New Delhi’s international airport partly collapsed due to heavy rains earlier today, resulting in the death of one person, rescuers said, months after a renovation project was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pictures posted online showed vehicles destroyed under giant steel girders at the departure space of the airport’s Terminal 1, one of several projects formally launched by Modi in March ahead of the country’s general election.

The terminal is used for domestic flights only and airport authorities said all flights departing from it had been cancelled until early afternoon.

It was reported from statement posted online that as a result of the heavy rain since early this morning, a portion of the canopy collapsed around 5 am and emergency personnel are working to provide all assistance and medical support to the affected.