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The government of Sikkim declared the flood a disaster, and the Indian central government released ₹48 crore ($5.76 million) in disaster relief funds. [a] [10] [13] Additionally, the state government announced an ex-gratia compensation of ₹4 lakh ($4804) to the families of those who died, as well as an immediate payment of ₹2,000 ($24) to those in relief camps. [14]
More than 100 people are missing in India’s northeast after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst, leading to flash floods which ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim Wednesday ...
2022 Dallas floods: 27 January 2023: 4 heavy rain 2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods. NIWA reports a record breaking 260.6 millimeters (10 in) fell across the city of Auckland, New Zealand in a span of 8 hours, landslides have destroyed homes, over $10 million worth of high-end luxury vehicles severely damaged. [41] [42] [43] [44]
The weather department said Sikkim received 101 mm (4 inches) of rain in the first five days of October, more than double normal levels, unleashing floods worse than one in October 1968 in which ...
In July, at least 105 individuals across Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, were killed over a two-week period of intense rain and flooding, with thousands of others evacuated to relief camps. [4] The floods have led to closure of schools, disruption of flights and train operations in various parts of North India. [1] [5] [6]
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 ...
Flooding in August killed 57 people, left several missing, displaced around 45,000 residents and affected 1.2 million others, as well as damaging over 2,700 shelters. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Damage estimated by the government in Bandarban District was Tk 7 billion (US$63.9 million), though the locals estimated the loss to be over Tk10 billion (US$91.4 ...
Major January holidays including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Lunar New Year may come to mind when you think of the first month in 2023. Between January 1st and January 31st, though ...