Assam Rains: Terminal Building of Guwahati Airport flooded, damaged, flights diverted
The roof of Guwahati’s Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) terminal has been flooded and several machines have failed.
GUWAHATI- The Guwahati Airport today witnessed a miserable condition, when Roof Ceiling collapsed, water started leaking from the roof and entire terminal building flooded.
Heavy rains and storm has affected the North Eastern region on Sunday. The heavy downpour and rain led to flood in Guwahati airport, and six flights were diverted.
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The roof of Guwahati’s Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) terminal has been flooded and several machines have failed.
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Several area of Guwahati city – Jalukbari, Dharapur, Azara, VIP and other parts of the city were hit by thunderstorms and heavy rains. The storm uprooted a big tree at the Oil India complex outside the airport, blocking the approach to the airport.
On Sunday, six flights operated by IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express were diverted to Agartala and Kolkata.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted that thunderstorms with lightning and moderate to heavy rainfall are likely to lash Assam along with other northeastern states till April 4.
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The Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati, said, “A cyclonic circulation lies over North East Assam at 1.5 km above mean sea level. Under the influence of the above synoptic conditions and moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal to the northeastern region due to S-ly/SW-ly winds in the lower lever, light to moderate rainfall at many to most places with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall along with light to moderate thunderstorms and lightning and gusty wind with speeds of 30–40 kmph is likely to occur during 31 March – 04 April 2024.”
