Overall Green alert Flood for India
in India

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1100199
Death: 12
Displaced: 15000
Countries: India
From - To 24 Sep - 26 Sep

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Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India, September 2019Unusually late monsoon rainfall has caused severe flooding in northern India, where over 120 people have died in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.Thu 26 Sep 2019FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 47 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

WE ARE not in the winning circle. But the country is inside the circle ... Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:56:00 +0200.

WE ARE not in the winning circle. But the country is inside the circle... with the highest risk of experiencing multiple climate hazards out of anywhere in the world, followed by Japan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and China. Around and around, in
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The floods in Bihar: The fault is not in our stars!Wed, 02 Oct 2019 22:18:00 +0200.

Bihar’s devastating floods this year will be remembered for many things. The scale of human misery. Blaming it on the stars. Who can easily forget Union minister of state for health and family welfare Ashwini Choubey’s remark: “The downpour
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Nitish Kumar blames climate change for Patna floodsWed, 02 Oct 2019 17:31:00 +0200.

Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday claimed that climate change has caused floods in Patna. "The change in climate has led to drought, sudden heavy rainfall and the present condition in Bihar. There
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Change in Climate Led to Flood Situation in Bihar, Says Nitish KumarWed, 02 Oct 2019 16:55:00 +0200.

New Delhi: In the wake of the s , state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar again on Wednesday visited the affected areas and said the change in the climatic condition has led to this kind of situation in the state. “The change in climate has led t
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), DesInventar (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),