Surviving Mumbai's 2005 Deluge: A string of sarees that came to the rescue in 26 July's disaster

The rains of July 26, 2005, in Mumbai have become a benchmark of rain in urban areas. The city recorded a rainfall of 944 mm in 24 hours. The city came to a standstill due to rains and the lifeline of Mumbai local trains was stranded. Rains caused waterlogging in the low-lying area. On the anniversary of the deluge, Mumbaikars remembered the condition of the city and their helplessness.

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[anjalifarkase]

I was just 1 year old when the floods happened. I was with my parents, and we were living in kind of higher area in Kurla, after sometime my parents got to know how worst the situation is... There was a power cut for 3 days.

[Ratnadeep]

I was 10 year old when this happened, I still remember everything mere papa to almost 80km chal kar ghar aaye they.

[vickyahmed]

I was in 11 standard n walked from lokhandwala infinity mall to jogeshwari highway from juhu circle

[madhavimasurkar]

मी हे सर्व अनुभवलय...14 फूट पाण्यातून आम्ही बेस्ट डेपो कुर्ला पर्यंत दोरीच्या सहाय्याने पोहत गेलो होतो.. horrible and unforgettable it was.

[maya]

HOW CAN I FORGET YEAR 2005 WHERE I LOSS MY LOVE OF MY LIFE !! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💔

[yfhello]

I was in college that day i still remember how i reached home next day evening by walking

[shivamrajput]

I was 8 yrs old.. my flat was on 10th floor . N it was very scary to see on roads. We were at lower parel

[rajendrasingh-lngh]

Zindagi Mae Bina himat ka kuch nata, karna hi pad ta Hai U did nice work, every one must learn, one important thing I would like to tell to every one that SWIMMING MUST BE MADE COMPULSORY TO EVERY ONE MY PAPA JI ALWAYS USE TO SAY JAI HIND

[sunilmankame]

There were no smartphones then, otherwise many would have recorded it

[anothertechie]

“Ghar pe aa ke bachha kaisa hai”. Wow.

[avinashjoshi]

I was just 6 months old in my mother's stomach with her in the office for 3 days!!

[Hollywood_movies]

Mujhe ache se woh din yaad bhuht denger tha hum andhari dn Nagar mein pura ka pura Pani Pani

[alley]

I was 8 years old then, truly horrifying event it was!

[qamarshaikh]

Hum Santacruz to Jogeshwari bus me the 4/5 ghante tak to samajh nahi aaya kya ho Raha he . Andheri station per bus se uter kar dekha .Pani hi Pani

[sudhakarkotian]

Namaste.
Aaploge jis stationka jaga
Batate hai. Ho stationka naam
Batate. Aage kabhi hisa kisi bhi jageka naam bataye tho hus jageka naam va stationka naam bataye. Jarur bataye.
Namaste.

[ourgamingboi]

Bhai me abhi 10 saal ka hu aur mere bade bade bhai bhen chhote chhote thetab yeh sab hua tha mere papa mujhe bata rahe the ki paani chest takh aagaya tha aur news ke mutabik mumbai se jyada baarish kalyan me hogyi thi ki mere papa ko aane me 3 ghante lag gaye the kaam se aate aate aur mera ghar 2 floor pe tha neeche ka paani ek floor takh bhar gaya tha

[Dreamzdocometrue]

I was in 5th std ohh god what a day it was

[Hollywood_movies]

5 6 दिन बाद कोई आफ ह फेला दीया की बाड़ आया कितना कार्तनाक था 2 अगस्त 2005

[vikramsonar]

Mumbai me bharish sala bahut hota hai hamara banglore sahi hai

[bikashjyotinath]

Kabhi Assam ana.. Flood kiya hota he dekh lena...