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[ronthepon]

Heavy rains in Southern Gujarat, India had raised the water levels of the dams to danger levels. The decision had been taken to release a large amount of water into the river Tapi in order to ease the problem.

However, this step may result in excessive rise in the water levels of the river. A flood alarm in the adjoining cities is thus nessecary.

It's 5 PM now, Indian Standard Time, and the flood warning had reached me early in the morning, and all that seemed significant was that school was cancelled.

However, as the day progressed, the water levels of the Tapi river, which is just beside my house rose steadily, and reached higher than I had ever seen it. By 1 PM, the water had begun to flood the riverside lands.

At 3 PM, the situation threatened to get serious, with the water beginning to flood the roads. Most of the residents in and around the area began to madly buy supplies that may sustain them for a day or two, fearing that the water get to an extremely high level and not subside for days.

I was one of them, and had to do some major efforts in crossing the roads and fast flooding places. The shops were being closed fast, and water was filling up the place rapidly. Upon returning, I took a photo of the view from the balcony of my house, which is six floors above ground level.

Lets see what happens now... I'll be sending more pictures.