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Floods are the most common natural disaster in India. The heavy southwest monsoon rains cause the Brahmaputra and other rivers to distend their banks, often flooding surrounding areas. Though they provide rice paddy farmers with a largely dependable source of natural irrigation and fertilisation, the floods can kill thousands and displace millions.
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami; 2006 Surat flood; 2011 North Indian cold wave; 2012 Indian cold wave; 2016 Siachen Glacier avalanche; 2016 Uttarakhand forest fires; 2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu; 2018 Indian dust storms; 2019 Vadodara flood; 2020 Uttarakhand forest fires
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.
Pages in category "2023 disasters in India" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. These lists are lists of natural disasters: These lists are lists of natural disasters: List of avalanches
On 17 October 1960, the 1960 Lucknow flood was a natural disaster that occurred in the city of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India, in October 1960. It was caused by the overflow of the Gomti River, a tributary of the Ganges River, after heavy rainfall in the Himalayan region. The flood submerged almost half of the city under several ...
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