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The flood also posed a threat to public health and safety due to water-borne diseases and electrocution. [7] [8] June 2013 North Indian floods: Heavy rain due to a burst of a cloud caused severe floods and landslides on the North Indian states, mainly Uttarakhand and nearby states. More than 5,700 people were presumed dead. [9]
The floods caused $105 billion USD of damage ($88.5 billion in India, [1] $15 billion in Sri Lanka, [2] and $1.5 billion in Pakistan [2]), making them the costliest floods in modern history, and the ninth costliest disaster of all time. In addition there were 6,511 fatalities, the most reported in a flood since Cyclone Sidr in 2007.
India (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra) Part of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2020 Hyderabad floods were a series of floods associated with Deep Depression BOB 02 that caused extensive damage and loss of life as a result of flash flooding in Hyderabad , India in October 2020.
Major reported incidents in relation to flooding include a landslide in Idukki district on 6 August, claiming 66 lives and an Air India plane crash that caused the death of 21 people. [4] [3] [5] The 2020 flood in Kerala marked the third year in a row of severe monsoon flooding. [6]
Streets and homes were inundated with floodwaters and transportation ground to a halt on Monday when the Indian city of Kolkata received more than 50 percent of its normal rainfall for the entire ...
The 2021 Uttarakhand flood, also known as the Chamoli disaster, [1] began on 7 February 2021 in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site [2] in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India (Maps 1 and 2). [3] It was caused by a large rock and ice avalanche consisting of material dislodged from Ronti ...
India, and Assam state in particular, is seen as one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change because of more intense rain and floods, according to a 2021 report by the Council ...
In 1960, flooding from a deadly tsunami caused by the ... On the left is a photo taken during the 1998 floods in Swifts ... 2019 Indian floods - 1,600 dead; 2020 ...