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Reporter TV, an Indian Malayalam-language news channel offered to provide 150 acres (61 hectares) of land for a new township. [158] The Kerala State Electricity Board pledged to supply free electricity to consumers in disaster-hit areas for six months, The board also exempted outstanding amounts in disaster-hit areas. [159]
An Indian health official stated that the likely cause of death was hypothermia in addition to dehydration, exacerbated by the severe cold preventing them from drinking water. On the evening of 6 June 2024, the bodies of the deceased were airlifted from near the site of the disaster in Joshimath to Dehradun , to be transported by road to Delhi ...
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.
The government of Sikkim declared the flood a disaster, and the Indian central government released ₹48 crore ($5.76 million) in disaster relief funds. [a] [10] [13] Additionally, the state government announced an ex-gratia compensation of ₹4 lakh ($4804) to the families of those who died, as well as an immediate payment of ₹2,000 ($24) to those in relief camps. [14]
As of the latest reports, 6,44,536 people have been affected by the floods. To assist those displaced, 190 relief camps have been established, providing shelter for 44,041 individuals. More than 20 drones have been utilized to deliver food and medicines to areas that are inaccessible by traditional means such as boats and helicopters. [ 14 ]
The National Disaster Response Force, police and medical teams were involved in relief efforts, which resumed on the morning of 21 July 2023 after being halted on late 20 July 2023 due to heavy rainfall. [1] Excavators were airlifted to the site, and rescuers had to travel 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the nearest highway to reach the site. [14]
The 2021 Mumbai landslide was a series of landslides that occurred in Chembur and Vikhroli, the suburban neighbourhood located in Mumbai, India on 18 July 2021. [4] At least thirty-two people were killed [1] [5] and several others injured after they were trapped under houses that collapsed due to landslides caused by heavy rains. [6]
The 2021 Uttarakhand flood, also known as the Chamoli disaster, [1] began on 7 February 2021 in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site [2] in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India (Maps 1 and 2). [3] It was caused by a large rock and ice avalanche consisting of material dislodged from Ronti ...