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While Helene was downgraded into a tropical storm with sustained winds of 60 mph, as per to an 8 a.m. ET update by the National Hurricane Center, Atlanta is experiencing major flooding, and the ...
On 16 August 2024, two glacier lakes burst in Thame village of the Everest region in Solukhumbu District of Nepal. The flood damaged a number of households of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Initially, the flood was believed to be due to the blocked river breached by a landslide. However, an aerial inspection confirmed the ...
As of Friday, at least 100 people have died in Nepal as a result of the ongoing flooding. Dozens more remain unaccounted for, according to The Associated Press. Footage of chaotic scenes of flood ...
102+. 2021 Nepal floods were a series of flash floods caused by heavy rains causing landslides and flash floods. In June 2021, the Melamchi River flooded, caused damage in the Melamchi Bazar in Sindhupalchowk District of Nepal killing several locals and some foreigners. [1] [2] In the same month, the Mahakali River in Kanchanpur District washed ...
Heavy monsoon rains. Deaths. 4,725. Property damage. $42+ billion USD. From January to October 2022, excessive rainfall and widespread monsoon flooding occurred in the South Asian countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It has become the region's deadliest floods since 2020, with over 4,700 people dead.
Landslides caused by heavy rain have killed at least one person, and blocked a major highway in Nepal this week, officials said on Tuesday, as the death toll from the annual monsoon rains nears 40.
The 2019 Nepal floods were a series of flash floods that affected widespread areas of Nepal. Severe flooding was seen in many regions, especially in the Terai area and Kathmandu. Heavy rainfall on account of the monsoon season began on the 11th of July and caused disruption in many areas, specially in Province No. 2 and Province No. 1.
This dam burst generating flash flood with mix of debris mixture with sand, boulders and wood fragments. [3] The local authority issued a warning after sensing the river damming and locals were instructed to move up to higher ground. The flood hit the Melamchi bazar at night after 8 or 9 pm. [4]