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Heavy rains can lead to a significant loss of life and property and also cause damage to the crops. [20] Excess rains also cause an impact in major cities with inundated roads causing traffic jams. An example of this was in the year 2005 when the Madivala lake overflowed on to the Hosur Road in Bangalore forcing many schools and offices to ...
Flood affected house in Karimganj District, Assam, India. Heavy rainfall and flooding in June 2024 severely impacted Assam State in India, causing 109 deaths [3] and inundating at least 1,325 villages in 19 districts, exacerbated by several rivers such as the Kopili, Barak, and Kushiyara overflowing.
[15] [16] Southern districts of Odisha were also to receive heavy rainfall due to the cyclone, and the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force were deployed to assist local authorities. [17] Heavy rain and strong winds battered the coastal areas. [18] Persistent rains caused widespread flooding and inundation in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. [19]
With the fog that has smothered the country over the Christmas period expected to lift soon the Met Office has warned of snow and heavy rain before the New Year.. The forecaster has issued two ...
The capital city of Delhi saw over 153 millimetres (6.0 in) rain on 9 July 2023, marking the highest precipitation in a single day in July in over 40 years. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Authorities took measures to relocate numerous individuals residing near Yamuna riverbanks to safer areas.
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Due to heavy rain from this system, seven people were killed by landslides in Cox's Bazar District. [41] Five fishermen also died [ 42 ] and over 500 more went missing in the district. [ 43 ] In Cox's Bazar, 378 mm (14.9 in) of rain was recorded within a 12-hour period from 11 to 12 September. [ 44 ]
The heaviest rain, over 5 inches, fell in Rhode Island. At 4.6 inches, the Providence record nearly doubled the previous record of 2.4 inches set on Dec. 11, 1992.