-Down to Earth Wednesday’s Kullu cloudburst among 10 major incidents since rains started June 29 in hill state The number of natural disasters in Himachal Pradesh has risen after the southwest monsoon entered the state June 29, 2022. More than 10 major incidents of landslides, flash floods and cloudbursts have been reported in which 44 people have died and 45 have been injured, according to state government data. Experts said the tampering of...
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 174, parts of Silchar remain inundated
-Scroll.in The number of residents affected by the flood reduced substantially to 22.17 lakh on Saturday from 29.70 lakh a day ago. The toll due to floods and landslides in Assam rose to 174 after one person died in the state on Saturday, India Today reported. The death on Saturday took place in the Cachar district due to floods, according to the state disaster management authority. The number of residents affected by the floods...
More »Over 18.35 Lakh People Still Affected, 5 More Die In Assam Floods
-PTI/ NDTV.com According to the daily bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the five persons drowned at various places in Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Nagaon and Sivasagar districts during the day. Guwahati: Assam's flood situation improved on Sunday as the number of affected people declined to over 18.35 lakh from the previous day's 22.17 lakh even as five more persons lost their lives due to the deluge, an official bulletin...
More »Northeast battles deluge but IMD says monsoon rain declined over three decades -Jayashree Nandi
-Hindustan Times Nearly every year these parts of the northeast suffer deluge during monsoon months. However, IMD’s analysis of ‘rainfall variability and changes over different states’ for the period between 1989 and 2018 for Assam suggests that monthly rainfall for all monsoon months between June and September is recording a decreasing trend. The flood situation in Assam and Meghalaya continued to remain alarming due to ongoing extremely heavy rainfall in the northeastern...
More »In one of the wettest places on earth, devastating landslides and flash floods leave 34 dead -Rokibuz Zaman
-Scroll.in The state has said excess rainfall is to blame but experts and activists on the ground say rampant mining and construction has destroyed the landscape. On the morning of June 17, it was raining heavily when a family of five sat down to have breakfast in Kenmynsaw village in Meghalaya’s East Khasi village. The rainfall triggered landslides in the area. As they heard the rumble of a landslide, 54-year-old Drit Byrsaw and...
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