"It feels like we will never have a permanent home in the city. We are the first victims of the flood, but the last beneficiary of the river," said Dharmendra Singh (45), who works in a nursery and whose family members were trapped on Pushta road, Nangla-Nangli village in Noida Sector-134.
“There is a need for the government to take into account that we cannot wish extreme events away. Extreme events are here to stay and we should plan for it. The next flood is expected to be bigger than the one yesterday,” he said.
The Yamuna river has reached its highest level since 2013, with the water level at the Old Railway Bridge rising to 207.18 meters in the early hours of Wednesday.