Apr 12, 2025 10:40 AM IST
Residents described the extraordinary storm as feeling like an earthquake after robust winds.
A large mud storm together with gusty winds and heavy rain hit a number of elements of Delhi-NCR on Friday, bringing site visitors in lots of areas to a standstill and uprooting timber all around the nationwide capital.
Residents shared video of what they described as ‘apocalyptic’ scenes after the mud storm.(X/@AsTarunTweets)
Residents flocked to social media, sharing dramatic movies and pictures as the extraordinary mud storm swept by way of the areas round their houses. One man claimed the storm felt like an earthquake, leaving lights and followers swinging in his house.
‘Swinging like pendulum’
“My building is literally shaking right now. 20th floor, lights swinging, crazy wind outside in Delhi NCR. Wind is so strong the whole building is shaking. Lights in my flat are swinging like a pendulum. Feels like a 20 minute earthquake. I feel like puking. Can’t even think of using the lift and go out!,” he wrote.
One passenger from an IndiGo flight from Jammu to Delhi claimed the airplane sufferent huge turbulence after a number of diversions, sharing shaky movies from the flight. Over 15 flights had been diverted at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide (IGI) airport on Friday night.
Different movies confirmed gray skies with excessive velocity winds ripping by way of timber and dropping visibility. Visuals additionally confirmed uprooted timber falling on automobiles throughout town together with collapsed signboards.
‘Feels like apocalypse’
Based on the IMD, wind velocity knowledge confirmed that IGI Airport reported gusts of wind at 74 kmph, Pragati Maidan at 70 kmph, and Lodhi Street at 69 kmph. Wind speeds ranged from 37 kmph in Najafgarh to 56 kmph in Safdarjung.
“Dust storm in Gurgaon. It looks like apocalyse,” learn the caption of one other video shared by a NCR resident.
The IMD has predicted thunderstorms with rain on Saturday. The utmost temperature is predicted to hover round 35 levels Celsius, whereas the minimal temperature may dip to round 20 levels Celsius.
After at the moment, IMD has predicted clear skies for the following couple of days in Delhi-NCR.
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