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Viral video claims Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi flooded after rains; Fact Check

Shelton RozarioJuly 28, 2025

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Claim: Viral video claims that Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi has become an ocean after heavy rains.

Conclusion: Misrepresentation. The video is actually of Dubai airport from 2024 after heavy rains lashed the city.

Rating: Misrepresentation —

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A viral video is being circulated around social media claiming that the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi has become a sea due to excess water. An X user posted the claim with the caption – “दि ल एयरपोर्ट तो समदर बन गया..” In English it reads “Delhi Airport has turned into an ocean..”
The post gained more than 89,000 views drawing several users.

Find the link to the post here – https://x.com/NazneenAkhtar23/status/1946258113142587835.

दिल्ली एयरपोर्ट तो समन्दर बन गया..😱 pic.twitter.com/gZHbRXn489

— Adv.Nazneen Akhtar (@NazneenAkhtar23) July 18, 2025

Similar videos were shared by another X user who wrote “Airplane ocean me take off karte howe. Aase manzar kabhi nahi dehka hoga.
#DelhiRains #Airport”.

Translated post reads: Airplane is taking off from an ocean. Wouldn’t have never seen such a scene.

Find the link to the post here: https://x.com/HassanSiddiqei/status/1946623363268612177

Airplane 🛫✈️ ocean 🌊 me take off karte howe. Aase manzar kabhi nahi dehka hoga.#DelhiRains #Airport pic.twitter.com/1wtNe1A9rc

— HASSAN🔻𝕏 (@HassanSiddiqei) July 19, 2025

FACT CHECK

The video actually showcases the Dubai Airport on April 16, 2024 as per the BBC report Here. As the videos are going viral, DigitEYE India took key frames from the claimed video and did a reverse image search on Google and the results led us to the original video.

In fact, there has been no notice about such a massive flood at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. No major news outlet or the Government of Delhi has released a notice pertaining to the above claims.

The video shared by the users is falsely presented as depicting recent events at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport during rains.

India Today has also shared the original video on 17 April 2024 highlighting how the UAE is grappling with heavy rain. They further mention that many flights have been cancelled. Find the link to the clip Here.

Collin Rugg of Trending Politics had posted the same video on 16 April 2024 on X, affirming the video was from Dubai. He writes how the “Dubai International Airport forced to divert flights after torrential downpour causes the runway to look like an ocean. Citizens are being told to stay inside as thunder, lighting, hail and heavy rain slams the region. Dubai saw more rainfall in one day than they see on average for an entire year, nearly 5 inches.” Find the link to the post Here.

Youtube Short uploaded by TRT World on 17 April 2024 yet again confirms that the video is from the Dubai International Airport. Find the link to the short Here.