India has been successful in reducing the number of deaths caused by extreme weather events with the improvement of early warning and preparedness systems. However, as socio-economic progress keeps increasing in the country, the loss of property due to natural disasters is rising.
Delhi floods: Roads have turned into rivers and water gushed into houses, crematoriums, and shelter homes even as Yamuna s water level stabilised after breaching the all-time record set 45 years ago.
As several parts of Delhi were submerged due to an unprecedented rise in the level of Yamuna, BJP MP and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir hit out at the Arvind Kejriwal government and urged Delhiites to "wake up".