Buying a 2015 BMW for $10,000 at India’s Flooded Cars Auctions

On December 1, 2015, India’s south-eastern city of Chennai went through one of the worst floods ever recorded. A mixture of heavy rainfall and dubious management of the surrounding water reservoirs caused the river Adyar to swell far beyond its critical limits. The city was transformed into a lagoon in a matter of hours, and the lower parts of the Chennai remained under water for almost a week. The aftermath was terrible, with m…