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Parked vehicles are damaged by the collapse of a departure terminal canopy at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport following heavy pre-monsoon rains

Video. Heavy rains cause deadly collapse at Indira Gandhi Airport

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A portion of a canopy at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal 1 collapsed early Friday due to heavy pre-monsoon rains, killing one person and injuring six others.

Flight departures from Terminal 1 were temporarily suspended while rescuers cleared debris. The collapse, which also brought down support beams, damaged cars in the pickup and drop-off area. The injured were taken to a hospital. Terminal 1 handles domestic operations at New Delhi's main airport.

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