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The flood reached the Teesta III Dam at Chungthang at midnight, before its gates could be opened, destroying the dam in minutes. [2] Water levels downstream in the River Teesta rose by up to 20 feet (6.1 m), causing widespread damage. [3] It was the deadliest flood in the area after the 1968 Sikkim floods when around 1000 people were killed. [4]
In 2020, floods severely affected South Asia due to heavy monsoon rains.The floods caused $105 billion USD of damage ($88.5 billion in India, [1] $15 billion in Sri Lanka, [2] and $1.5 billion in Pakistan [2]), making them the costliest floods in modern history, and the ninth costliest disaster of all time.
Air force helicopters rescued scores of stranded tourists Monday in India's Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open last week in intense rain, flooding a valley with ...
Lhonak Lake in Sikkim state overflowed on Wednesday, causing major flooding that authorities said had impacted the lives of 22,000 people. ... A 2020 report by India's National Disaster Management ...
Songshan Road in Zhengzhou, damaged by the floods. China's Henan Province experienced flooding between 17 and 31 July 2021 as a result of heavy rainfall. On July 20, Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, recorded 201.9 millimetres (7.95 in) of rainfall within an hour, the highest ever figure recorded since measurements began in 1951.
[11] [12] It was later reported the 182 people died due to flooding in August, as well as 40 people in July and 19 in June. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] From June to August, just as the country was recovering from an earthquake in Khost Province , floods hit again, killing 19 in June, 39 in July, and 182 others in August.
Flooding of the Yamuna river also resulted in water surrounding the Red Fort. [30] [8] Sixteen thousand individuals were provided shelter in relief tents arranged by the Delhi government. The state's governor convened with the Delhi Disaster Management Authority to discuss the flood situation.
Initial flooding started in May 2020 due to heavy rainfall affecting 30,000 and destroying crops across 5 districts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As of October 2020 the floods affected over five million people, claiming the lives of 123 people, with an additional 26 deaths due to landslides, 5474 villages were affected and over one hundred and fifty thousand ...