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A part of the ceiling outside the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Assam's Guwahati collapsed on Sunday following a sudden storm accompanied by heavy rainfall...
While no injuries were reported in the incident, the collapse of a portion of ceiling prompted authorities of the Adani Group-controlled airport to briefly halt operations and divert six flights to other destinations...
A video of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, showed a portion of the ceiling suddenly collapsing, with passengers and airport staff running to take cover..
The Chief Airport Officer (CAO) Utpal Baruah told news agency PTI that the storm uprooted a big tree at the Oil India complex outside the airport and blocked a road...
However, as the visibility improved later, operations were resumed and flights started landing at the Guwahati airport...
