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Affected countries: India
Heavy rains since early June 2013 have triggered floods and landslides in India. The government reports that at least 32 people have been killed and more than 31,822 people have been affected. The worst affected states are Assam, Kerala, Orissa and West Bengal....
Affected countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
On 14 May, Cyclone Mahasen brought heavy rains and landslides to Sri Lanka, with seven people confirmed dead and 3,881 people displaced due to the resulting heavy rains and landslides. In Bangladesh, following the raising of warning signals to 7 from a possible 10 (expecting severe weather) for Cox...
Affected countries: India
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir on 1 May 2013, followed by a number of aftershocks. Over 12,000 houses were damaged, leaving at least an equal number of families in need of temporary shelter. (...
Affected countries: India
North India is currently experiencing its coldest weather in decades, with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana among those worst affected. Night temperatures have been regularly falling below 3 degrees Celsius in the capital, four to five degrees lower than the normal seasonal average. In the first...
Affected countries: India
Following heavy monsoon rainfall, flooding affected communities across all 27 districts of Assam from 26 Jun 2012 onward. A total of 22 districts were severely impacted. Approximately 2.2
million people were affected with some 120 lives lost. (...
Affected countries: India
Cyclone Thane made landfall near Chennai on the Tamil Nadu coast in India on 30 Dec 2011, leaving a trail of destruction and killing at least 18 people. Heavy rainfall is forecast for the next 12-24 hours. (Times of India, 30 Dec 2011)
Affected countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast India on 18 Sep 2011 in the small, landlocked Himalayan state of Sikkim, which borders Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. The epicentre was just over 60 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of the Sikkim state capital Gangtok, which was plunged into darkness by a...
Affected countries: India
Floods triggered by monsoon rains that start over Kerala and cover the rest of India by mid-July have affected more than 2,500,000, killed more than 130 across the country. West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala are the most affected. (Govt of India, 10 Jul 2011)...
