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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Trains, flights delayed as north India vanishes under fog blanket

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Thick fog threw life out of gear in Delhi on Monday morning. Road, rail and air traffic were all affected — flights were cancelled, trains delayed and those on the roads were not safe. Three people died on the roads of the Capital in the early hours, while two were killed in Greater Noida.

Countless passengers were stuck at the airport and railway stations due to delays.

Things did not look good for Tuesday morning either, with the Met office predicting bad weather for the next few days.

“This was the worst fog of the season in Delhi and adjoining areas,” said B.P. Yadav, spokesman for the India Meteorological Department (IMD). “Heavy snowfall in the hilly states coupled with rainfall in the neighbouring states injected moisture in the air that lashed Delhi and caused the fog. This condition will prevail for a couple of days.”

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