For the people of Jammu and Kashmir, 2014 was about trauma and pain the century's worst deluge brought to them.
Though the state is prone to natural disasters, it has never seen such devastating floods.
"2014 would be remembered as the year when the worst natural disaster in the history of the state took place. Heavy rainfall that lashed the Jammu region and the deluge that engulfed several parts of Kashmir valley have etched its place in the darkest chapter of the state history," Mubarkh Gul, former speaker of the state assembly, said.
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According to official figures, the September floods wreaked havoc in the state snuffing out more than 250 lives.
In Jammu region, the entire Sadal village in Udhampur district vanished from the map as it got buried under massive landslide triggered by heavy rainfall.
A survey conducted by the state government post-floods revealed that more than 3.5 lakh structures, including 2.5 lakh residential houses, were damaged rendering over 12 lakh families homeless.
"More than 5,500 villages across the state were hit by the floods. Over 95,000 residential houses suffered damages in the summer capital Srinagar alone," Chief secretary Mohammed Iqbal Khanday said.
While the state saw nature's fury, people from across the country extended help to the affected residents of the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi first announced Rs 1,000 crore when he arrived in Kashmir soon after floods hit it and later another package of Rs 745 crore apart from directing state government to use Rs 1,100 crore disaster management fund for relief operations.
Indian Army, Air Force and Navy apart from disaster management agencies launched a massive rescue and relief operation.
