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Natural calamities in India, many of them related to the climate of India, causes of the massive losses of life and property. Droughts , flash floods , cyclones , avalanches , landslides brought by torrential rains, and snowstorms pose the greatest threats.
For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
Landslides occurred nine times. Thirteen houses were completely destroyed, and many houses were partially destroyed or flooded. The accident occurred around 5.45 pm when debris including stones and soil fell down. According to a preliminary report by a team from the Geological Survey of India, the landslide was caused by heavy rains. [4] [5]
On 16 July 2024, at approximately 08:30 IST, a landslide occurred in Shirur, Ankola in Uttara Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] [2] [3] The landslide was caused by construction work and heavy rains, and resulted in at least nine deaths, with two missing in the debris or nearby Gangavali River.
CHOORALMALA, India (Reuters) -Nearly 1,000 people have been rescued after landslides in the hills of Wayanad district in India's Kerala state, authorities said on Wednesday, with at least 151 ...
A landslide in which the sliding surface is located within the soil mantle or weathered bedrock (typically to a depth from few decimeters to some meters) is called a shallow landslide. Debris slides and debris flows are usually shallow. Shallow landslides can often happen in areas that have slopes with high permeable soils on top of low ...
Weather-related disasters are not unusual in India, but the landslides in Kerala state this week were the worst since about 400 people were killed in floods there in 2018.
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