It’s pouring in Delhi-NCR and Twitter just can’t keep calm. Residents in several places were greeted with a heavy rainfall after a dust storm which lasted for a few minutes. As soon as it started pouring, several city dwellers took to Twitter to express all sorts of emotions – from surprised to joyous.
Heavy rain and lightening seen near Akshardham temple in New Delhi. (HT Photo/ Raj K Raj)
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While some welcomed the rain, others were not so happy about the showers. However, many people shared videos documenting the rainfall. A few even shared clips which show a hailstorm in some parts of Delhi-NCR.
“Bin mausam barsaat ki dastak Delhi seher me [untimely rainfall in Delhi],” wrote a Twitter user and shared this video:
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“#Delhi weather has been so unpredictable for the last couple of days. Today it is incessant rain and #Hailstorm #Delhirains,” with this tweet a user of the micro-blogging platform shared a video. The video is fascinating and intriguing in equal parts.
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“#Delhi weather has been so unpredictable for the last couple of days. Today it is incessant rain and #Hailstorm #Delhirains,” with this tweet a user of the micro-blogging platform shared a video. The video is fascinating and intriguing in equal parts.
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“Crazy rain in Delhi right now. Been a while since I saw such madding rain in the city,” expressed a journalist.
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