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Pages in category "2022 disasters in India" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Rescuers believed it could lead to major flooding if the dam gave way, causing a larger disaster. [5] The landslide was attributed to weak soil due to prolonged exposure, rain and human factors. Experts at Manipur University said that nearly all landslides in the region have been caused by the poor lithology —fractured rocks, steep slopes and ...
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.
On 4 October 2022, an avalanche at the Draupadi Ka Danda peak in Uttarakhand, India killed 27 mountaineers in the Advanced Mountaineering Course of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. [1] The death toll makes this the worst mountaineering disaster recorded in India. [2]
At the time of the floods, a La Nina event was active in the Pacific meaning India and Bangladesh would receive heavier monsoon showers. Beginning in May 2022, deadly floods hit northeastern India and Bangladesh. Over 9 million people in both countries have been affected, and around 150 have been killed.[1][2]
The following is a list of major earthquakes which have occurred in India, ... 2022-07-28 Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh: 4.6 M w: IV 5 Minor [4] [5] 2021-04-28: Assam: 6. ...
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] 2023 Himalayan floods occurred after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides, killing at least 50 people. [19]
From January to October 2022, excessive rainfall and widespread monsoon flooding occurred in the South Asian countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It has become the region's deadliest floods since 2020 , with over 4,700 people dead.