How heavy rains, floods brought life in Delhi to a haltDelhi and its surrounding areas witnessed the highest rainfall resulting in flooding and water logging. The rainfall paralysed the national capital with reports of deaths and loss of property. It took nearly a week for the water to recede and for the people to resume their daily life. As rescue operations wound down to its final stages, here are some pictures that narrate the impact of rain and flooding in the national capital.
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How heavy rains, floods brought life in Delhi to a halt Credit: Reuters Photo
A man carries a bucket as he cleans the mud outside his house after flood water recedes from a residential area in New Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo
Muddy water bottles photographed inside a shop in New Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo
A house filled with mud is seen as the flood water started receding from a residential area that was flooded by the overflowing of the river Yamuna following heavy rains in New Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo
Muddy bags filled with clothes are seen outside a house after flood water receded from a residential area in New Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo
A woman cleans the mud from the entrance of her house as flood water recedes in Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo
People clean the mud outside their house after flood water recedes from a residential area that was flooded by the overflowing of the river Yamuna. Credit: Reuters Photo
People clean the mud outside their house as the flood water recedes in New Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo
A local resident cleans his roadside shop filled with mud. Credit: Reuters Photo
A man cleans his bike as the flood water start to recede. Credit: Reuters Photo
A man walks through a flooded alley at a residential colony, after water rose from the river Yamuna due to heavy monsoon rain, in New Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo