尽管这是1911年以来该地区最为严重的降水，但洪灾也是人为失误的结果：具体而言就是近几十年来改变印度的不负责任且杂乱无章的城市化。
And, although this is the most severe precipitation to hit the region since 1911, the flooding was also the result of human error: the irresponsible and unplanned urbanization that has transformed India in recent decades.