While those at home enjoyed how Delhi's weather changed from a piping hot heat bowl to thunderous evening, many who were outside their houses, stuck in traffic jams or at the airport were the ones who endured real horror.?
Last night, Delhi saw massive dust storm that made people in open areas run for shelter as trees swayed and fell at every nook and corner. When the weather office said that the wind speed was recorded between 50 and 70 km per hour, it wasn't hidden from anyone that a major catastrophe was on its way.?
That said, amongst things that were affected adversely, flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International were at the forefront. Many flights flying in and out of the capital's airport were cancelled, redirected to other airports or delayed for hours.?
As passengers share, their flights hovered over the airport for long hours before they finally landed or were redirected to nearby cities like Amritsar and Lucknow. That said, the passengers who were deboarded in a different destination than desired were stranded with no information on how and when they will make it to their destination.?
We have lost at least 60 people in yesterday's storm. While we can't really do anything to slow down the raging storms, the least we can do is stay inside and be safe.