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In Uttarakhand state, two people were killed. [6] At least twenty people are still missing. [6] In total, 72 people were killed due to the floods. [2] [8] Portions of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand received up to 16.54 inches (420 mm) in 24 hours. [6]
On July 1, 1977, the city of Karachi was flooded when 207 millimetres (8.1 in) of rain was recorded in 24 hours. [32] On July 23, 2001 620 millimetres (24 in) of rainfall was recorded in 10 hours in Islamabad. It was the heaviest rainfall in 24 hours in Islamabad and at any locality in Pakistan during the past 100 years. [33] [34] [35] [36]
On 9 July 2023, a high alert was issued in different districts of Punjab due to incessant rains. [21] There were a surfeit of waterlogged roads and many cars were submerged in water. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The situation worsened in Patiala and Dera Bassi as fields were inundated. [ 21 ]
News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand is a Hindi-language 24/7 social television channel, owned by Network18 Group. The channel is a free-to-air and was launched on 27 January 2002. The channel is a free-to-air and was launched on 27 January 2002.
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]
Significant weather advisory SPS (alt.: significant weather alert) – A strong thunderstorm below severe criteria, containing small hail below 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter, and/or strong winds of 39–57 miles per hour (63–92 km/h), is indicated by Doppler weather radar and may create some adverse impacts on travel.
The park stretches over 87.50 km 2 and is about 8 km long and 2 km wide. [2] It lies completely in the temperate alpine zone. Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (223,674 ha) which is further surrounded by a buffer zone (5,148.57 km 2). [4] Nanda Devi National Park Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere ...
On October 9, 2013, [2] a mandate was issued for the formation of the State Disaster Response Force Uttarakhand and approval was given for the formation of two companies. In February 2014, deputation was done on the basis of merit from the Civil Police, PAC, IRB, Wireless, Fire Service and other ancillary branches.