Overall Red Flood for India in India from 24 Jul 2021 01:00 UTC to 16 Sep 2021 01:00 UTC

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Overall Red Flood for India

in India

Event summary

Flood India can have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100977
Glide number:	FL-2021-000093-IND
Death:	415
Displaced:	1358720
Countries:	India
From - To	24 Jul - 01 Oct

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West Bengal, India, September 2021West Bengal State disaster authorities reported flooding after days of heavy rain from 14 September 2021. The situation was worsened after dam releases from the Galudih Barrage Dam on the Subarnarekha river in Ulda in the neighbouring state of Jharkhand. As of 19 September the worst affected areas were Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur districts where rivers have overflowed and embankments failed. Areas of Hooghly, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts have also been affected, mostly as a result of recent heavy rainfall. West Bengal State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) said many areas in Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Howrah Municipal Corporation have seen surface flooding.Mon 20 Sep 2021Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

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