Commuters make their way amid rain, in New Delhi on May 21, 2025
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A 22-year-old youth and a person with disability died, while at least 11 were injured, in separate rain-related incidents in the national capital Wednesday (May 21, 2025) evening, police said.

Around 7.50 p.m., a high-beam electricity pole collapsed during a thunderstorm near the Lodhi Road flyover in southeast Delhi, close to the Nizamuddin area. The pole fell in the middle of the road, hitting the disabled man who was passing by on a tricycle.

“He was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital in an ambulance but was declared brought dead,” a police officer said. The identity of the man is being ascertained.

In another incident, a 22-year-old man died after a tree fell on him and two motorcycles in northeast Delhi’s Gokulpuri area around 8.15 p.m. Azhar, a resident of Vijay Mohalla in Maujpur, was critically injured and rushed to GTB Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

At least six people were reportedly injured after a portion of the grill of an old foot overbridge near Mukherjee Nagar collapsed. The matter was reported at 8.11 pm to the Delhi Fire Service. “Five to six people have been injured,” a DFS officer said.

Visuals of trees falling on moving vehicles flooded social media platforms. A tree fell on a parked car on Mathura road.

Flights diverted

At least 13 flights were diverted at the Delhi airport on Wednesday due to heavy rain and thunderstorm. A source said 12 flights were diverted to Jaipur and one international flight was diverted to Mumbai.

“Our flight schedules are currently impacted due to the heavy rains and thunderstorm sweeping across Delhi, Chandigarh and Kolkata,” IndiGo said in a post on X.

Delhi airport operator DIAL said flight operations may be impacted due to inclement weather conditions and thunderstorms in the national capital.

Air India, in a post on X, said rain and thunderstorms may disrupt flights to/from Delhi this evening.

“Due to bad weather (thunderstorm with heavy rain) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/ arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected. Additionally, traffic movement to the airport might be affected due to heavy rains,” SpiceJet said in a post on X.

Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) operates the IGIA in the national capital.

“Due to inclement weather conditions and thunderstorms in Delhi, flight operations may get impacted at Delhi Airport.

“Our on-ground teams are diligently working with all stakeholders to ensure a seamless and efficient passenger experience,” DIAL said in a post on X.