NEW DELHI:
Operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport were halted for an hour and some flights diverted after a severe dust storm hit the national capital and adjoining areas this evening. The dust storm also brought down the temperature rapidly, bringing some respite from the sizzling heat wave. Temperature in the national capital had touched 48 degrees on Monday, the highest-ever recorded in June.
Mahesh Palawat, Vice President of Skymet, said in a tweet that the national capital’s temperature dropped by seven degrees in a span of just half an hour.
“At 18.30 it was 40, dropped to 33 degree at 19.00 hours. All thanks to #Duststorm and #rain,” he tweeted.
The weather department had said on Tuesday that temperatures were expected to dip. Private weather agency Skymet said heavy rain was expected across the National Capital Region.
Global News 
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