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  2. Monsoon of South Asia - Wikipedia

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    The monsoon is the primary bearer of fresh water to the area. The peninsular/Deccan rivers of India are mostly rain-fed and non-perennial in nature, depending primarily on the monsoon for water supply. [55] Most of the coastal rivers of Western India are also rain-fed and monsoon-dependent.

  3. Western disturbance - Wikipedia

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    A Western Disturbance over Northern India and Pakistan in November 2012. A western disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent, [1] [2] which extends as east as up to northern parts of Bangladesh and South eastern Nepal. [3]

  4. 1979 Machchhu dam failure - Wikipedia

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    The failure was caused by excessive rain and massive flooding leading to the disintegration of the earthen walls of the four kilometre long Machchhu-2 dam. The actual observed flow following the intense rainfall reached 16,307 m 3 /s, thrice what the dam was designed for, resulting in its collapse. 762 metres (2,500 ft) of the left and 365 ...

  5. India's key monsoon rains arrive early, promising respite ...

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    MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Monsoon rains hit the coast of India's southernmost state of Kerala on Thursday, two days sooner than expected, weather officials said, offering respite from a ...

  6. Floods in India - Wikipedia

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    2017 Gujarat flood: Following heavy rain in July 2017, Gujarat state of India was affected by the severe flood resulting in more than 200 deaths. [15] August 2018 Kerala Flood: Following high rain in late August 2018 and heavy Monsoon rainfall from August 8, 2018, severe flooding affected the Indian state of Kerala resulting over 445 deaths.

  7. Severe weather - Wikipedia

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    A wake low or a mesoscale low-pressure area forms behind the rain shield (a high pressure system under the rain canopy) of a mature squall line and is sometimes associated with a heat burst. [40] Squall lines often cause severe straight-line wind damage, and most non-tornadic wind damage is caused from squall lines. [41]

  8. 2015 South India floods - Wikipedia

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    Certainly, India is a very developed government with its own domestic services or capabilities to provide emergency assistance. That said, it's something we normally do especially in the cases of strong partners like India, where we offer whatever assistance we can in the aftermath of natural disasters."

  9. March 2015 North India unseasonal rain - Wikipedia

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    The unseasonable rain and hailstorm across all North India and its connected states caused heavy damage to the crops of the Rabi Harvest in March 2015. Usually this period of the year does not get rain but that year heavy rainfall destroyed most of the winter harvest that was near to being cut. It directly affected normal life, especially of ...