Heavy rain in Delhi in the last few days has led Yamuna to flow above the danger mark which has caused flood-like situation in many parts of the national capital. After almost 45 years, the river has reached its highest levels. Waterlogging at several places adjacent to the river has forced evacuation of hundreds of residents.
As the water level in Yamuna rose above the danger mark and flowed into the nearby areas, images from the Red Fort, portraying flood water reaching upto the walls of the heritage site went viral. It led internet users to share illustrations, paintings, and throwback pictures of Red Fort.
Harsh Vats, a Twitter user shared an image of a Mughal-era painting of the Red Fort, that shows the same area centuries ago, when the Yamuna River used to flow there naturally.
"A river never forgets! Even after decades and centuries pass, the river would come back to recapture its borders. Yamuna reclaims its floodplain," reads the post shared by Vats.
Since being shared the post has gone viral and accumulated a whopping 943.8k views, 13k likes and tons of comments.
"This is absolutely incredible! Nature humbles humans with her immense force and fierce power again and again," commented one user on the post.
"Very true!! On a lighter note, it resembles a plot of a Bollywood movie where Nagin comes back to take revenge for his Nag...," wrote another user.
"This is a way nature is signaling humans...It has power to cross all the boundaries and recreate the history," wrote a third.
"Absolutely!! Never mess with nature - fire, water and air. It comes back in multiples," commented a fourth.