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Flooding of Delhi's ITO Ring Road during the historic Yamuna River floods of July 2023. As the river reached record-breaking levels, floodwaters spilled onto major roads and low-lying areas, severely disrupting transportation and daily life across the capital. The video shows vehicles including cars, vans, and auto-rickshaws struggling through deep, muddy water that transformed one of Delhi's busiest arterial roads into a temporary waterway. Overhead road signs pointing toward Ghaziabad and Ashram provide a clear indication of the location near the ITO junction, one of the city's most important traffic corridors. A man standing in the floodwater highlights the human impact of the disaster, as residents, commuters, and emergency services faced unprecedented challenges during the city's wors