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Delhi Rains: Delhiites on Friday morning woke up to heavy rainfall, bringing respite from the scorching heat. However, the heavy downpour also created chaos after a portion of the roof collapsed on cars, including taxis at Terminal-1 of New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), killing one person and injuring several others. Alongside the airport incident, the overnight rainfall in Delhi-NCR caused waterlogging in various parts, creating problems for commuters. 

Following the airport incident, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu visited the spot and said a detailed investigation of the structure at the airport will be carried out. 

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- Terminal-1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi has only domestic flight operations by IndiGo and SpiceJet. Following the incident, the Delhi Airport announced that all the IndiGo and SpiceJet flights departing from T1 have been cancelled till 2 pm on June 28.

- Following the airport roof collapse incident, a political slugfest erupted with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge alleging "corruption" and "criminal negligence"

- Delhi BJP spokesperson Ajay Sehrawat slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the waterlogging under Minto Bridge. “AAP has ruined Delhi. More than 10 feet of water has filled up under Minto Bridge, Shelly Oberoi ji where have your big promises gone or are you only focused on making money from MCD parking??” the BJP leader posted on X in Hindi. 

- In a symbolic protest against the AAP, BJP Councillor Ravinder Singh Negi was seen rowing an inflatable boat through the flooded NH9 area.

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- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government also slammed the central government for the roof collapse at Delhi airport's Terminal 1 and said, “A Glimpse into PM Modi's 'Guarantee': Crumbling under his lies.”

- After the Opposition questioned the BJP government over the airport roof collapse incident, Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu clarified that the roof canopy which had collapsed was part of the old structure that was built in 2009. BJP leader Amit Malviya emphasised that the portion of the roof of the T-1 that collapsed was opened in 2009 when Congress-led UPA was in power.

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- The heavy rainfall in the national capital and its surrounding areas inundated many parts of the city with water entering homes, submerging vehicles and leading to long traffic snarls.

- Meanwhile, the IMD has issued a 'yellow alert' until July 3, predicting generally cloudy skies and varying intensities of rain accompanied by gusty winds over the next seven days.