Mumbai Floods... a look back at those days!!!

As I write this (at the midnight hour), 19 years have elapsed since the day I was stuck in the great deluge a.k.a. The Mumbai Floods that wreaked havoc on 26th July 2005. Little did I know that the city I was dying to get out of that day, would become my permanent address one day. And that I'd have a HOME here.

But, things happen. People come and go. I came. I saw. I Conquered. (Veni Vidi Vici). Not my lines though. these lines are attributed to one Mr. Julius Caesar. It's been a long time since that eventful day dawned - however with each passing year and thanks to climate change, we are reminded of the perils of toying with mother nature. Every time mankind did something on those lines, mother nature has responded with all her might. The results, almost always, have been intimidating.

I'm sure today, survivors like us look back at the day with a sigh of relief that we are ALIVE. What hounds me most is the fact that while I call myself a victim of the great flood, I'd be damned if I discount the plight of hundreds of REAL victim. Some lost their nearx and dear ones. Some perished, leaving behind a trail of blood and tears. Many never made it home. I did, albeit to my aunt's house since in 2005, I was just a visitor. I had braved the elements - but so did several other that day. the authorities, everyone was stuck in it. 

I'd just like to take a moment, take a deep breath and thank my lucky starts for watching over me. May the souls of all those who fell victim to mother nature, rest in peace.