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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 ...
Starting approximately 10:45 a.m. IST on 7 February 2021, [1] a flooding disaster occurred all along the river and its gorge following a landslide, avalanche or glacial lake outburst flood. Flash flood on February 7 in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, claimed at least 72 lives with at least 200 missing.
In late July, heavy rain resulted in floods which killed 7 and left 19 missing in Jammu and Kashmir. [10] In Madhya Pradesh, 24 people were killed by floods in August. [11] Floods and landslides in September killed 180 people in Maharashtra. [12] In the states of Kerala and Uttarakhand, 47 people died in floods that occurred in October. [13] [14]
Firefighters said they rescued three people on October 20 after they were stranded by a rising river in Dharchula amid deadly flooding in north India’s Uttarakhand state.Flooding in the state ...
“Am constantly monitoring the unfortunate situation in Uttarakhand,” tweeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. 9 killed, 140 missing in India as broken glacier causes devastating ...
Flood occurred due to overflow of the Koshi river; which claimed lives of 1,399 humans, 302 animals and public property worth INR ₹ 68 billion (US$800 million). In 1988, Punjab experienced its first flood when all the rivers in Punjab overflowed. In July 1993, flash floods killed 530 people across the seven to eight states of India.
The northern hill states were the worst affected, with 10 people killed in flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
On 7 February 2021 it was reported that a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke away, causing the Dhauliganga and the Rishiganga rivers to flood. One dam at the Dhauliganga hydropower project at Reni village was destroyed and another suffered a partial collapse. Initial reports said nine people were dead and 140 missing.