Floods are the most common natural disaster in India. The heaviest southwest, the Brahmaputra, and other rivers to distend their banks, often flooding surrounding areas. [citation needed] In 1923, Lucknow was one of the earliest recorded floods in the city's history.

Sep 2, 2024 · Intense monsoon rains and floods in India’s southern states have killed at least 25 people, with thousands rescued and taken to relief camps, officials say. At least 16 people have been...

Jun 29, 2024 · Urban Flooding has become a persistent challenge, aggravated by rapid urbanization, inadequate infrastructure, and changing climatic pattern s.During the monsoon season, cities across India often face flooding of streets, homes, and public areas because drainage systems are overwhelmed and urban surfaces do not absorb water.

Sep 3, 2024 · HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in southern India and five children in Pakistan over the past two days, authorities said Tuesday. In India’s Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states, houses collapsed and were swept away by torrential downpours while floods disrupted road and rail traffic ...

Jul 14, 2023 · Rising floodwaters have forced thousands of New Delhi residents to flee their homes as torrential monsoon rains have caused rivers in and near the Indian capital to overflow. At least 91 people...

Oct 7, 2023 · New Delhi — The death toll from devastating flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India's ecologically sensitive Himalayan region shot up to at least 47 on Saturday...

Jul 2, 2024 · Authorities say floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last two weeks in India’s northeast, where more than 300,000 have been displaced from their submerged homes.

Floods are natural disasters that occur when a large amount of water submerges normally dry ground. India is highly vulnerable to floods in which Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal are largely affected.

Jul 10, 2024 · Two months of flooding across the north-east of India and Bangladesh has killed 79 people and tens of thousands have been displaced in the ongoing deluge. Farms and residential areas have been inundated in the Indian state of Assam, which has been grappling with flash flooding and heavy rain since the beginning of the monsoon season in May.

Sep 2, 2024 · NEW DELHI – Intense monsoon rains and floods in India’s southern states have killed at least 25 people, with thousands rescued and taken to relief camps, disaster officials said on Sept 2. At...