Newly built Islamabad airport by Chinese company collapses
- IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,August 19 2020]
Hundreds of things are happening in different corners of the world in 2020 and now, one more thing adds up to it. Islamabad’s newly constructed airport has been damaged just with one good dash of rains and the video is going viral on Twitter for all the right reasons. A video from inside the airport’s departure lounge showed parts of the ceiling crumbling and falling below during the heavy downpour.
The Islamabad Airport was apparently built by a Chinese company two years ago and an inquiry into its faulty is currently underway after rainwater entered the airport on multiple occasions in the past.
On August 14, there was 57 mm of rainfall and that’s what led to the damage of the airport. Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, and the Director-General of PCAA have also sought a detailed report from officials. The aviation minister will visit the airport to review the situation.
The official account of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority tweeted, “1/6 DG PCAA has taken cognizance of the damage caused by the rain at IIAP during early hours of 14-08-20. During the heavy thunderstorm, 56 mm of rain fell in less than 90 minutes. The torrential rain was accompanied by 37 knots winds. The thunderstorm ended just before 4.00am.” (sic)