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Part of the roof at a terminal at India\u2019s busiest airport collapsed early Friday amid heavy thunderstorms and rains, causing injuries and trapping passengers. The airport suspended all departures from the terminal.<\/p>\n
India\u2019s minister of civil aviation said in a social media post<\/a> that rescue operations were in progress at Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi and that emergency responders were on site. Airport officials said that the collapse happened around 5 a.m. local time in the departure area of the terminal and that all departures from the terminal had been suspended. Terminal 1 handles domestic flights.<\/p>\n Part of the roof collapsed onto the pickup and drop-off area outside the terminal, crushing several vehicles, the Press Trust of India, a news agency, reported<\/a>, citing local fire officials. At least six people were injured, according to the report.<\/p>\n More than 600 flights out of the airport were delayed and 17 canceled as of around 8 a.m., according to FlightAware, a flight information tracking site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The terminal was recently renovated and expanded to reach a capacity of 40 million passengers annually, according to<\/a> a news release from the airport.<\/p>\n This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n