One person has been killed and six more have been injured in India after part of the roof at an airport collapsed in heavy rain.

The incident at the domestic departure terminal of New Delhi‘s Indira Gandhi International Airport happened at around 5am local time on Friday as heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed the capital.

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A crew removes water outside the airport on Friday. Pic: AP

All flight departures from Terminal 1 were temporarily suspended as rescuers cleared the debris to save anyone trapped, the airport authority said.

A crew inspects the damage to a part of a departure terminal canopy at New Delhi...s Indira Gandhi International Airport that collapsed in heavy pre-monsoon rains in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo)
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The collapsed roof at the domestic departure terminal. Pic: AP

A view of the damage to a part of a departure terminal canopy at New Delhi...s Indira Gandhi International Airport that collapsed in heavy pre-monsoon rains in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)
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Pic: AP

Some support beams also collapsed, damaging cars in the pickup and drop-off area of the terminal, local media reported.

Of the six injured, one was rescued from a car on which an iron beam had fallen.

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Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu said first responders were working at the site and advised airlines to assist all affected passengers.

“Rescue operations are still ongoing,” he said in a post on X.