We had a rainy day yesterday. There were drizzles from early morning. About 9 a.m., it began to rain. in showers. As the down pour continued, I felt school was out of the question. So I began to watch the sight from the window. And what a sight it was! The roads and streets were under deep water. Tramcars were standing on the lines. A few private cars also stranded. The buses plied on with difficulty splashing water on all sides. Young children were floating paper boats on the water accumulated on the streets. Some urchins sprinkled water among themselves in fun. The rain stopped after an hour or so; but it took about more than two hours. for the water to subside. The tramway men opened the manholes and stood by lest somebody should fall into them unknowingly. It was post noon when walking on the roads became possible..
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