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Gurgaon luxury turns into flooding nightmare: Posh apartments reel under waterlogging, power outage
An Instagram user claimed the torrential rains caused severe waterlogging in an apartment complex where flats are rented for ₹70,000 per month.
A video of a waterlogged apartment complex in Gurgaon after heavy rainfall has sparked a discussion on social media about the city's poor infrastructure and drainage system.
“Supposedly Gurgaon’s most posh residential area,” an individual claimed. The person added that the apartment is located tight across the road from other renowned apartment complexes in the area. HT.com cannot independently verify the claim.
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The person claimed that the rain left water seeping into homes and power outage for over five hours.
In a now-deleted video the individual captured waterlogging all around an apartment complex.
What did social media say?
An individual posted, “Worst city to live in - No safety, no infra and absolutely rowdy crowd.” Another added, “It’s so cool, it’s like a river front facing apartment for a little while.”
A third posted, “Leaving Delhi-NCR forever 10 years back was the best decision of my life.” A fourth wrote, “This is so pathetic.”
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In a separate video, a woman in Gurgaon showed how her house was flooded after four hours of continuous rainfall. She claimed that she saw her car submerged when she came home from work. However, nothing could have prepared her for what happened to her home.
She entered to find her furniture submerged in water, with different items floating around.
