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More than 45 million people were affected by the floods, [1] including 16 million children. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] About 2,000 people, on average, had died due to flooding in South Asia each year during the previous two decades, according to The New York Times ' reading of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (EM-DAT) disaster database.
Drownings peaked in July, when the monsoon rains began, and between ten in the morning and two in the afternoon. Most children were unsupervised at that time as caregivers were occupied with chores.
The economic significance of the monsoon is aptly described by Pranab Mukherjee's remark that the monsoon is the "real finance minister of India". [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A good monsoon results in better agricultural yields, which brings down prices of essential food commodities and reduces imports, thus reducing food inflation overall. [ 49 ]
After the arrival at the Eastern Himalayas, the winds turns towards the west, travelling over the Indo-Gangetic Plain at a rate of roughly 1–2 weeks per state, [51] pouring rain all along its way. June 1 is regarded as the date of onset of the monsoon in India, as indicated by the arrival of the monsoon in the southernmost state of Kerala.
Heavy monsoon rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in southern India and five children in Pakistan over the past two days, authorities said Tuesday. In India's Andhra Pradesh and ...
At least two children drowned in floods and 40,000 families were affected in the camps. [2] [3] Throughout the Chittagong Division, 200 villages flooded, affecting an estimated 500,000 people. [4] Lightning killed at least 12 people, mostly rural farmers, on 13 July. [2] Cyclone Matmo-Bulbul killed around 25 people in November. [5]
The death toll from two weeks of monsoon rains rose to at least 55 on Thursday after 12 people, including eight children, died in weather-related incidents in Pakistan amid fears of flash floods ...
The North-East monsoon is responsible for 10%-20% rainfall of the total rainfall in India, while the South-West monsoon provides approximately 80% of rainfall. Therefore, the effects of climate change on the monsoon seasons is one of the important reasons for decrease in rainfall and water shortage in India.