India, Sept. 5 -- New Delhi

Residents of Civil Lines' Bela Road said they are reliving their "2023 horror", as the entire area continued to remain inundated for a second day in a row. During a spot check on Thursday afternoon, HT found water up to a height of four to five feet, blocking the doors of shops and making it impossible to cross over without wading into the dirty pool.

Arpita Dayal, an architect and professor at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), said that the flooding on the Bela Road forced their family to shift to their relatives' house.

"The water level reached 5-6 feet on the road outside our homes. There has been no electricity in the area for the last two days. Inverters have failed. There is no Wi-Fi. It i...