At least one person was killed and six others injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed on cars amid heavy rain on Friday (28 June) morning.
Following the incident, all departures from Terminal-1, which has only domestic flight operations, have been temporarily suspended, and check-in counters closed as a "safety measure", reports NDTV.
A spokesperson for the airport said all departing flights from T1 of IndiGo and SpiceJet are cancelled till 2pm on Friday.
Many vehicles, including cabs, were damaged in the incident that was reported to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) around 5.30am.
The officials said the roof sheet and the support beams collapsed, damaging the cars parked in the pick-up and drop area of the terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world.
During the rescue operations, a man was taken out from a car on which an iron beam had fallen.
In an official statement, Delhi Airport said that a portion of the canopy at the old Departure forecourt of Delhi Airport's Terminal 1 collapsed "due to heavy rain since early this morning".
"There are injuries reported, and emergency personnel are working to provide all necessary assistance and medical aid to those affected. As a result of this incident, all departures from Terminal 1 are temporarily suspended, and check-in counters are closed as a safety measure. We sincerely regret this disruption and apologize for any inconvenience caused," the statement read.
India's Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said he was "personally monitoring" the roof collapse incident at the Delhi airport and that the injured have been hospitalised.
