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Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Delhi and the national capital region early this morning, triggering power blackouts and disrupting flights.</p>
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said thundershower with moderate rainfall and gusty winds with speeds of 60-90 Km/h would continue to occur over entire Delhi and NCR during the next two hours.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gurgaon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gurgaon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/storm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#storm</a> <a href="https://t.co/Rj39dNc1rx">pic.twitter.com/Rj39dNc1rx</a></p>
&mdash; Ravish Jha (@ravishjha) <a href="https://twitter.com/ravishjha/status/1528538417042104320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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IMD said vulnerable structures could be damaged due to the thunderstorm, and traffic disruptions are likely in the national capital.</p>
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The airport authorities have requested passengers to contact their airline for updated flight information before heading for the airport.</p>
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I woke up to this, super scary thunderstorm and the actual noise level is 100x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DelhiRains?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DelhiRains</a> Seems like wind will sweep away everything including us&hellip;!! <a href="https://t.co/do9QAZH2t2">pic.twitter.com/do9QAZH2t2</a></p>
&mdash; Hemu Aggarwal (@HemuAggarwal3) <a href="https://twitter.com/HemuAggarwal3/status/1528544358987091968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&quot;Due to bad weather, flight operations at Delhi airport are affected. Passengers are requested to get in touch with the airline concerned for updated flight information,&quot; Delhi Airport tweeted.</p>
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