Delhi woke up to heavy rainfall on Saturday morning, leading to waterlogged streets in several areas, including at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi. The rains brought life to a standstill for many citizens of the national capital.

Amid this, a picture of people pushing an aircraft is viral with the claim that, due to waterlogging, the passengers are pushing an aircraft at Delhi airport.

A Twitter user name @DoctorrSayss share a post with the caption "#DelhiRains Passengers showing Delhi spirit at Delhi airport"

The viral post received 100Likes and 14 Retweets at the time of writing this article.

Fact Check

In our investigation, we found that the viral image is not from Delhi. The picture was taken at Yantai airport in Shandong province, China in 2007.

After doing reverse image research on google, we found the viral photo in a news report name 'flight global' published on 14 August 2007. The headline of the article read: 'Yantai airport workers push Shandong Airlines Bombardier CRJ 200 away from the flooded runway.' The incident happened on 12 August 2007."

As per the article, The runway at Yantai Airport in China's Shandong Province suffered surface flooding of up to 50cm on 12 August 2007, which led to airport workers attempting to push a Shandong Airlines Bombardier CRJ200LR regional jet to safety. Many areas of China have been hit by flash flooding during this year's unusually severe rainy season.

We also found the same image on a Chinese news website in 2007. The description of the image reads Yantai International Airport was forced to close due to heavy rains and floods. More than 20 staff members pushed the plane to a safe area. 

However, we also found some visuals of waterlogging in Delhi and found a video of the waterlogged terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Visuals shared by news agency ANI showed aircraft on the ground at the airport which is partially flooded. The bad weather has affected flight operations at the airport, with airlines like IndiGo, SpiceJet requesting passengers to track their flight status before leaving for the airport.

In conclusion, though it is true that Delhi is witnessing heavy rainfall and waterlogging but the viral picture is not from Delhi's IGI Airport. This photo was taken in 2007 at China’s Yantai Airport.