Several trees uprooted as rain and hailstorm lash Delhi; flights diverted

New Delhi, May 30: Parts of Delhi and NCR were lashed by heavy rains and thunderstorm on Monday with the gutsy winds uprooting trees in some areas. The rain brought relief to people from the sweltering heat, but impacted traffic movement. Eights flights were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Dehradun due to bad weather, Delhi Airport sources said.

A car was trapped under an uprooted tree in Connaught Place as Delhi received sudden rainfall accompanied by a hailstorm. The car was unoccupied and was in the parking lot. The IMD had predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds in Delhi and several areas in the National Captial Region. Also Read | UPSC civil services examination-2021 results: Women secure top 3 ranks "Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of West, North-West, South, South-West Delhi, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosali, Sohana, Rewari, Palwal, Bawal, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana) Sikandra Rao, Hathras (U.P.) Bhiwari (Rajasthan)," the weather office had said. Also Read | Sidhu Moosewala murder: Punjab Police detain 6 suspects from Uttarakhand's Dehradun -PTC News