Dust storm, heavy rains hit Delhi, Metro services affected
The national capital was hit by the dust storm at around 5 pm on Friday evening.
The city also experienced heavy rainfall.
Besides huge traffic clot, the storm hit services on the Delhi Metro's Yellow line. The metro line was been halted for a while.
At least 18 domestic and one international Delhi-bound flights were also diverted to nearby airports, reports said.
Power cuts were also reported from some parts of the NCR.
The Met department had earlier predicted that a dust storm would hit the city and surrounding areas during the weekend.
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