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Delhi airport terminal roof collapses months after Modi inauguration

Vehicles crushed under giant steel girders at the departure forecourt of Delhi airport's Terminal 1. [Courtesy, X]

The roof of a terminal building at New Delhi's international airport partially collapsed in heavy rains early Friday, killing one person, rescuers said, months after a refurbishment project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Images posted online showed vehicles crushed under giant steel girders at the departure forecourt of the airport's Terminal 1, one of several projects formally launched by Modi in March ahead of the country's general election.

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