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Floods and landslides on August 14 in the Indian Himalayan Region killed at least 72 people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Losses were estimated at $1.2 billion, and several hundred roads were closed. Portions of Himachal Pradesh received rainfall amounts of more than 12 inches (300 mm).
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]
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 ...
Days of relentless rain in India’s Himalayan region have killed at least 72 people this week, a government official said Thursday, as a heavy monsoon triggered landslides and flash floods that ...
August 14, 2023 at 11:55 AM NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving at least 48 people dead and many others trapped, officials ...
Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing ...
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At least 40 people have died and others are missing in flash floods triggered by intense monsoon rains in northern India over the past three days, officials said Sunday. The rains inundated ...