Waterlogged Streets of Gurgaon: May 2 Deluge Goes Viral
'Delhi-NCR's Gurgaon Transforms into a Water Park due to Heavy Rainfall: Footage of Flooding Emerges'
Gurgaon's streets turned into temporary rivers on the morning of May 2nd after a torrential downpour, casting a deluge across the city. The thunderstorms that lashed Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) weren't just a nuisance—they wreaked havoc on the city's traffic. Various clips depicting the depth of waterlogging made headlines on social media platform X.
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The stormy skies of Delhi-NCR gave way to a tempest of waterlogging, traffic snarls, and even fatalities at the break of dawn. According to the police, four unfortunate souls lost their lives, and one was seriously injured when a tree crashed down on a tubewell room in a farm in Kharkhari village, Dwarka.
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The storm didn't spare India's busiest airport either. Airport officials disclosed that there were at least three diverted flights, and more than a hundred faced delays owing to the early-morning chaos at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.
"The inclement weather in the city center led to delays in both incoming and outgoing flights. It's not just about three flights getting diverted; around 100 experiences delays,” an airport official stated.
"A plane was directed to Ahmedabad, and two others were diverted to Jaipur," another official from the airport confirmed.
"A SpiceJet flight from Leh, scheduled to land around 8 a.m., had to be cancelled. IndiGo too had to cancel its flights to Srinagar and Leh,” he further explained.
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In spite of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert on the previous day, predicting thunderstorms with drizzle, and gusty winds of up to 50 km/hr, it escalated the warning to a terrifying red alert around 5:30 a.m. on the 2nd.
The updated red alert warned of significant rain, an extreme thunderstorm, and wind velocities of 70 to 80 km/hr, all set to persist until around 8:30 a.m.
- National Capital Region
- Gurugram
- Delhi
When it Rains it Pours:
- In 2025, the rains sent Gurgaon's streets swimming in waterlogged chaos.
- Key thoroughfares in the city were brought to a standstill by the relentless deluge, causing massive disruptions in traffic flow. Travelers endured long delays as the waterlogged streets bogged down the traffic.
- The rains lent some much-needed relief from the prolonged heatwave but were accompanied by multiple accidents, including the untimely death of four people when a tree was uprooted by the strong gusts in Dwarka.
- The IMD had initially issued a red alert for the region before downgrading it to an orange alert.
- The torrential downpour in Gurgaon on May 2nd was reminiscent of the waterlogged chaos that hit the city in 2025.
- The international weather-forecasting agency, India Meteorological Department (IMD), had initially issued a red alert for the National Capital Region, including Gurgaon and Delhi.
- On that day, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had scheduled a cricket match in Delhi, but due to the weather conditions, the event was diverted to other regions.
- The insurance companies in India saw a surge in claims due to the fatalities, property damage, and traffic accidents related to the thunderstorm and waterlogging that morning.
- The chaotic weather affected travel across India, with at least three flights diverted from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, and more than a hundred flights experiencing delays, affecting international travel plans.
