Over the last three decades, major natural disasters have hit the state of Uttarakhand. Here's a list of the ones which left behind a massive trail of destruction.
A part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to massive floods, recalling a 2019 study that warned about the dangers of climate change and said Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since the start of this century.
In a relief for the area hit by a major glacier burst in Uttarakhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said no adverse weather events are expected over Chamoli, Tapovan and Joshimath on February 7 and 8.
Future climate change will cause an uneven shifting of the tropical rain belt -- a narrow band of heavy precipitation near the Earth's equator -- leading to increased flooding in parts of India, a new study warns.
An eight-member central team led by Central Home Deputy Secretary inspected post cyclonic devastation and reviewed flood affected areas in Chennai on December 06.
A first-of-its-kind system for South Asian countries that will provide alerts for flash floods 6-24 hours in advance was launched at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced Rs 10,000 crore financial assistance to the flood-hit people in the state, including farmers.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday announced Rs 10,000 as immediate assistance to each household affected by the floods in and around Hyderabad.
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced Rs 10 crore aid to Telangana for relief works in flood-affected Hyderabad and other districts.
Many villages are still submerged in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir and Raichur districts of North Karnataka and over 35,000 people have been evacuated, as the flood situation remains grim with the Bhima river continuing to flow above the danger mark, officials said on Monday.
Battered twice by heavy rains and flash floods twice during the last one week, Hyderabad and its surroundings are likely to see another spell of intense rainfall as the weather office forecast more downpour on Sunday.
Signalling no respite even before Hyderabad could recover from the recent deluge, heavy rains pounded the city yet again on Saturday.
Over 2,300 houses and large-scale crops were damaged in heavy rains and subsequent floods in Western Maharashtra districts, where more than 21,000 people were moved to safer places, said officials on Friday.
At least 50 people died in the torrential rains and flash floods in Telangana in the last few days, the state government said on Thursday.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams widely deployed across 3 states- Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra in view of rain/flooding/waterlogging.
The Indian Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday joined rescue and relief work in the flood-affected areas of Hyderabad.
A man got stuck in a flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall in Karnataka's Belagavi.
Businesses of tea leaves sellers got distressed due to COVID-19 lockdown in Guwahati as their sales have decreased due to rise in prices owing to production shortfall.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on September 08 held a public rally in Sehore.
Dam overflow due to heavy rains and rivers are in spate. The worst conditions are in states like Gujarat and Maharashtra. Many areas here are submerged in water, people have been taken to safer places.
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