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2013 Northern Indian Floods NASA satellite imagery of Northern India on 17 June, showing rainclouds that led to the disaster Location Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Nepal Sudurpashchim Pradesh Karnali Pradesh Some parts of Tibet Deaths 6,054 Property damage 4,550 villages were affected In June 2013, a mid-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused ...
Operation Surya Hope was the Indian Army’s Central Command response to the June 2013 North India floods in Uttarakhand. [1] The Uttarakhand flood was caused by record off-season monsoon rains, cloud burst, floods, flash floods, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), which were possibly induced by climate change. [2]
Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui flood China: 1980 6,054 2013 North India floods: India: 2013 5,154 (official) [citation needed] 1963 Great Hai River flood: China: 1963 5,000–10,000 [citation needed] Rajasthan flood India: 1943 5,000 [citation needed] Lake Palcacocha in the Cojup valley, Cordillera Blanca mountain range, landslide by massive avalanche ...
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The flooding took place along the Teesta River in the Lachen Valley of India’s state of Sikkim, and was worsened when parts of a dam were washed away, the New Delhi Television channel said.
On 17 June 2013, the moraine holding back the waters of the lake gave way and vast quantities of water cascaded down the valley below, causing a catastrophic flash flood. [1] The lake did not reform after the event because much of the moraine had been washed away, leaving a boulder-strewn flat area with a small stream flowing through it.
Part of the 2013 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Phailin ( / ˈ p aɪ l ɪ n / ; Thai : ไพลิน , romanized : Phịlin , lit. ' sapphire ') [ 1 ] was one of the most intense tropical cyclones to make landfall in India since the 1999 Odisha cyclone . [ 2 ]
Heavy rain continued to trigger flood and landslides in India's north and north-east, killing at least 11 people and affecting hundreds of thousands, officials from two affected states said on ...