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Delhi: One dead, 2 injured after wall collapses in Madhu Vihar due to strong dust storm

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Delhi NCR witnessed dust storm on Friday evening, with power outages in some areas. At least fifteen flights were diverted, and several were delayed at the Delhi airport due to dust storms and gusty winds. A strong dust storm hit the National capital today, and as a repercussion, one person died as a wall collapsed due to gusty winds. As per an official, one person was killed and two others sustained injuries after a wall of an under-construction building collapsed near Delhi's Madhu Vihar police station. Vineet Kumar, ADCP 1 East Delhi, informed that injured persons were taken to the hospital.  As per the official information, the wall of a six-floor building that was under construction collapsed due to a dust storm.  1 killed due to dust storm in Delhi  Vineet Kumar, ADCP 1 East Delhi shared more information on the matter and said, "Around 7 pm, we received a PCR call...when we reached the spot, we got to know that construction of a 6-floor building was going on a...

Delhi Weather Update: Light rains, wind bring down maximum temperature by 7 degrees in Capital, improve air quality

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The weather office predicted a further dip in the temperatures and improvement in the air quality due to moderate rains in the city over the weekend. New Delhi:  Light rain, winds and a cloudy sky brought the maximum temperature in the city down by a few notches on Friday and kept it within a comfortable range while also improving the air quality. The weather office predicted a further dip in the temperatures and improvement in the air quality due to moderate rains in the city over the weekend. As per Central Pollution Control Board data, the 24-hour average AQI in the city was recorded at 55, which falls in the 'satisfactory' category. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature on Friday settled at 27.1 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 21.8, normal for this time of the season. Several areas of the city witnessed light rains and the day was cloudy. "There will be gene...

Heavy rain, strong winds lash Delhi; Air India flight from Kathmandu diverted to Jaipur

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  A Delhi bound Air India flight was diverted to Jaipur due to the inclement weather. Delhi Weather News:  Delhi witnessed sudden change of weather on Friday evening with heavy rain and strong winds lashing the national capital. Several trees were uprooted near Windsor Place in the Lutyens zone in strong winds.    A Delhi bound Air India flight was diverted to Jaipur due to the inclement weather.  The flight landed safely at Jaipur airport at 5:30pm. The flight with 163 passengers on board is waiting for approval to fly to Delhi, Jaipur Airport Director told news agency ANI.  "Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain with wind 30-50 kmph would occur over many places of entire -Delhi(IGI Airport, Safdarjung Tomb, Lodi-road), Bahadurgarh, Kharkhoda, Jhajjar, Manesar, Gurugram, Kosli, Mahendergarh, Assaund, Loharu," the India Meteorological Department had said in a tweet earlier in the afternoon. News is originally taken from: https://www....