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This post’s average rating is: 5 That family stayed with us for a few days and returned to their village once the floodwaters receded. The flood had devastated the entire area. The whole marketplace and half the village had been underwater for two to three days. Many familiar people had drowned. Some couldn’t escape when […]

This post’s average rating is: 5 The steps had been underwater since the previous night, so they were coated with mud and extremely slippery. Carefully placing each step, I managed to climb up. Everything that had happened so far had taken about fifteen to twenty minutes. Even though there was a high chance I could

This post’s average rating is: 5 My father stared at the man in disbelief. “What do you mean she’s still there? Why didn’t you bring her out?” The man’s voice cracked. “Sahib… the water rushed in so fast. The house is half submerged. Only the loft remains above water. We ran for our lives. Only

This post’s average rating is: 5 It had been five years since we came to the village of Nagothane, nestled deep in the lush Konkan region of Maharashtra state, a place that had, over time, grown into a willing home. My father worked in the Forest Department as a Divisional Forest Officer, and his profession