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Floods are the most common natural disaster in India. The heavy southwest monsoon rains cause the Brahmaputra and other rivers to distend their banks, often flooding surrounding areas. Though they provide rice paddy farmers with a largely dependable source of natural irrigation and fertilisation, the floods can kill thousands and displace millions.
The 2024 Wayanad landslides were a series of landslides that occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk [5] in Wayanad district, Kerala, India in the early hours of 30 July 2024. The landslides were caused by heavy rains that caused hillsides to collapse, destroying the areas ...
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.
Pages in category "Natural disasters in India" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
1996 disasters in India (1 C, 5 P) 1997 disasters in India (1 C, 4 P) 1998 disasters in India (1 C, 2 P) 1999 disasters in India (1 C, 3 P) 2000 disasters in India (3 P)
COVID-19 pandemic in India by state or union territory (36 P) A. Disasters in Andhra Pradesh ... Disasters in Punjab, India (1 C, 5 P) R. Disasters in Rajasthan (6 P) S.
Health disasters in India (5 C, ... Natural disasters in India (12 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Disasters in India" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of ...
The 2008 Lucknow flood was a natural disaster that occurred in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India, in August 2008. It was caused by the overflow of the Gomti River after heavy rainfall in the monsoon season. The flood submerged several parts of the city, affecting more than 100,000 people and killing at least 15.