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Deaths. 26 (reported as of 22 July 2023, 16:00 IST) Missing. 109. On 19 July 2023 at approximately 22:30 local time, [1] a landslide occurred in Raigad, Maharashtra, India. The landslide was caused by torrential rains, and resulted in at least 26 deaths, [2] with more than 100 estimated trapped under debris. [3][4][5][6][7]
North India. Heavy rainfall during the 2023 monsoon season resulted in severe flooding and landslides across Northern India, primarily affecting residents in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. [1][2][3] A monsoon surge, coupled with a western disturbance has led to the highest ...
2023 Sikkim flash floods. On 4 October 2023, heavy rains caused the glacial South Lhonak lake in Sikkim, a state in northeastern India, to breach its banks, causing a glacial lake outburst flood. [1] The flood reached the Teesta III Dam at Chungthang at midnight, before its gates could be opened, destroying the dam in minutes. [2]
Indian Himalayan Region, including Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Floods and landslides on August 14 in the Indian Himalayan Region killed at least 72 people. [1][2][3] Losses were estimated at $1.2 billion, and several hundred roads were closed. Portions of Himachal Pradesh received rainfall amounts of more than 12 inches (300 mm).
June. 2 June – 2023 Odisha train collision: train number 12841 Coromandel Express running at 130 km/h (81 mph) collides with a freight train (Goods Train) in Odisha 's Balasore district. The accident happened around 19:30 IST near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to Chennai Central from Shalimar railway station near Kolkata.
0–9. 2023 Andhra Pradesh train collision. 2023 Himalayan floods. 2023 Nagpur flood. 2023 Raigad landslide. 2023 Thathri land subsidence.
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy [a] (/ ˌ b ɪ p ər ˈ dʒ ɔɪ /) was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone that formed over the east-central Arabian Sea.The third depression and the second cyclonic storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Biparjoy originated from a depression that was first noted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 June, before ...
1,200+. On 2 June 2023, three trains collided in Balasore district in the east Indian state of Odisha. The accident occurred around 19:00 IST when Coromandel Express, a passenger train, collided with a stationary goods train near Bahanaga Bazar railway station on the Howrah–Chennai main line. Due to the high speed of the passenger train and ...