The images of flood-ravaged streets in Kashmir, homeless people and destruction everywhere, are likely to haunt the Apte and Divekar families from Mahim for a long time. Though these memories will ebb, the two families will remember the generosity of the locals, who offered them support at every juncture, for the rest of their lives.

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