New Delhi: A severe dust storm on Wednesday evening hit Delhi and its neighbouring areas after days of an abnormal sizzling heat wave.
The dust storm also impacted flight operations at the Delhi airport. Due to the dust storm operations were temporarily halted at Indira Gandhi International airport.
#Duststorm hits #Delhi; Skymet Weather says “intense rains ahead, expect some parts to see heavy showers as well.” pic.twitter.com/zvR3K5BZij
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) June 12, 2019
According to IMD, 43.4°C temperature was recorded at Palam in Delhi on Wednesday. Temperature in the national capital had touched 48 degrees on Monday, the highest-ever recorded in June.
Watch: Dust storm in Gurgaon
Earlier on Tuesday, the weather department had said that temperatures were expected to dip. Moreover, Skymet, private weather agency, said heavy rain was expected across the National Capital Region (NCR).
Many netizens in the NCR area took to social media to post pictures and videos of the dust storm in the region.
I hope rain follows the infamous Delhi dust storm!#DelhiWeather #storm #Delhi pic.twitter.com/Wl2ksU76rb
— 5angeeta_Men0n (@MsFilterKaapi) June 12, 2019
Dust storm in Delhi NCR. Zero visibility at 6 in the evening. Video courtesy @UrbanDesiSwag pic.twitter.com/qaBog03Gbd
— Preet Minhas (@pkMinhas) June 12, 2019