There's no place like home and Surat is my home-its my city and a place i can call mine.
There has been a severe flood there in surat now for the past two days and the situation is getting bad to worse-infact this is the worst flood condition in the city in past 200 years..
The current stats show that 90% of the city is under water and almost 70% of the people have taken refuge on their house terraces with no where else to go. Some of the areas are filled up with 20-22 feet of water and there you wonder if it can get any worse than that... Electricity has been cut out because of the obvious hazards. There are families stuck with no food or water to settle their hungry stomach. There are people who have no clues as to where their loved ones are with all communication lines including telephones being unavailable.
Today i saw one guy from Surat calling up a private news channel to express his grief and ask for help. He said they had no food or water for their children. He said his mother was dead and there was no place to cremate her dead body. I really felt grieved for this man...dont know how many people like him are fighting the battle for their lives out there...
Tried calling up all my friends but could'nt get connected with any of them. Was able to talk to just one of my friends (Mitul) yesterday and i know they are going through a really tough time..Hope they all are safe and sound and i pray that everything becomes normal soon...
The picture you see above is of one of the bridges built on the river Tapi in Surat and you can imagine how the condition will be now considering that this was yesterday's pic and water level has been constantly rising after that because of a full moon day tide today..
I'm sure we'll get back on our feet bravely as we've always done but the main challenge will be cleaning up the city and prevention of epidemics after the waters go down. I'm hopefull with the good work that the SMC has done in the recent years and hope life gets back to normalcy soon in my heart-SURAT.
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My prayers are with all people affected by floods. I am sure the city will be back to normal soon. May god give strength to families of affected ones.
It reminds me of the 26/7 floods in Mumbai. This looks much worse though. Hopefully these guys will pull out :)
Hey guys thnx a lot!
Water level has gone down in major parts of the city but the situation is pathetic with all the dirt and filth that the floods brought alongside...severe crisis of food,water and milk there...
Lets hope everything gets normanl soon..
Inshallah,
Khoob-surat will be back to its normal self. I liked your posts buddy. Keep up the good work. :)
Inshallah,
Khoob-surat will be back to its normal self. I liked your posts buddy. Keep up the good work. :)
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