India, Aug. 20 -- A 2,400-year-old mummy on display at the Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur was taken out of its box after 130 years. Here's why!

Just as images of flooded streets of Gurugram and Delhi are doing the rounds on social media, Jaipur also received its fair share of torrential rains on August 14. Much like the national capital region, these sudden outbursts of clouds caused a waterlogging and flood-like situation in the Pink City. As the water levels swelled, a 2,400-year-old mummy at the Albert Hall Museum had to be taken out of its box to save it from drowning. This mummy was brought to India about 130 years ago from Cairo.

The situation was such that a delay of even a few minutes would have drowned and destroyed the mummy fo...