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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]
A sudden heavy rainfall triggered flash floods Wednesday in northeastern India that swamped several towns, washed away a bridge and submerged army camps, killing eight civilians and leaving 23 ...
Five people have died and 23 Indian Army personnel are missing in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim after a cloudburst led to flash floods.
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 ...
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).
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 ...
The 2008 Lucknow flood was a natural disaster that occurred in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India, in August 2008. It was caused by the overflow of the Gomti River after heavy rainfall in the monsoon season. The flood submerged several parts of the city, affecting more than 100,000 people and killing at least 15.
The Press Trust of India Ltd., commonly known as PTI, is the largest news agency in India. [4] It is headquartered in New Delhi and is a nonprofit cooperative among more than 500 Indian newspapers. It has over 500 full-time employees as of 1 January 2022, including about 400 journalists. It also has nearly 400 part-time correspondents in most ...