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In 1987, Bihar state of India witnessed one of its worst floods till then. Flood occurred due to overflow of the Koshi river ; which claimed lives of 1,399 humans, 302 animals and public property worth INR ₹ 68 billion (US$790 million).
At least 400,000 people were impacted and 14,000 displaced, with the Karimganj, Darrang and Tamulpur districts being the worst hit. [5] Flooding also killed five people and injured 13 others in Manipur, where 100,000 people were affected. [6] Severe flooding also occurred in Sikkim and Meghalaya, with intense river flow destroying roads and ...
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NEW DELHI/KOLKATA (Reuters) -At least 18 people were killed and nearly 100 were missing on Thursday after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in northeast India to burst its banks, the ...
The floods have led to closure of schools, disruption of flights and train operations in various parts of North India. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Another period of intense torrential rain continued in August, and at least 71 more people were killed in Himachal Pradesh, while 10 others died in Uttarakhand.
Nearly 50 people died in flash floods and landslides in August in nearby Himachal Pradesh state, and record rains in northern India killed more than 100 people over two weeks in July. Arasu ...
AHMEDABAD/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan's coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in western India's Gujarat state and forcing thousands of people from ...
The floods inundated low-lying residential areas in Vijayawada and several villages downstream, causing significant damage to infrastructure, homes and agricultural land. [8] Historical data indicates that this flood event surpassed previous records, with only the 2009 and 1998 floods coming close in terms of discharge levels.