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The floods inundated low-lying residential areas in Vijayawada and several villages downstream, causing significant damage to infrastructure, homes and agricultural land. [8] Historical data indicates that this flood event surpassed previous records, with only the 2009 and 1998 floods coming close in terms of discharge levels.
The flood reached the Teesta III Dam at Chungthang at midnight, before its gates could be opened, destroying the dam in minutes. [2] Water levels downstream in the River Teesta rose by up to 20 feet (6.1 m), causing widespread damage. [3] It was the deadliest flood in the area after the 1968 Sikkim floods when around 1000 people were killed. [4]
2021 Maharashtra floods, widespread flooding in Mahad and Chiplun on 22 July 2021 caused by exceptionally heavy rainfall. 2022 Assam floods, heavy flooding in Assam State in May 2022. [16] 2022 Balrampur floods after heavy rains, with over 1300 villages affected [17] 2023 North India floods after heavy rainfall in North Indian states. [18]
A sudden heavy rainfall triggered flash floods Wednesday in northeastern India that swamped several towns, washed away a bridge and submerged army camps, killing eight civilians and leaving 23 ...
Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving at least 48 people dead and many others trapped, officials told local media on Monday. Torrential ...
At least 11 people were killed and thousands displaced from homes as floods and mudslides have ravaged India’s northeastern Tripura state, bordering Bangladesh, since Wednesday.
At least 400,000 people were impacted and 14,000 displaced, with the Karimganj, Darrang and Tamulpur districts being the worst hit. [4] Flooding also killed five people and injured 13 others in Manipur, where 100,000 people were affected. [5] Severe flooding also occurred in Sikkim and Meghalaya, with intense river flow destroying roads and ...
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last two weeks in India's northeast, where more than 300,000 have been displaced from their submerged homes ...