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  1. Kerala flood case study - Internet Geography

    Effects. In some areas, floodwater was between 3-4.5m deep. Floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala have killed more than 410 people since June 2018 in what local officials said was the worst flooding in 100 years. Many of those who died had been crushed under debris caused by landslides.

  2. Social sensing of flood impacts in India: A case study of ...

    1. Introduction. Flooding is a major global hazard. Floods are expected to increase in frequency and severity as a consequence of climate change, as well as urbanisation and land use change, especially in the developing world [1, 2]. In this paper, we will examine the Kerala flood event in 2018.

  3. Floods Challenges and its Management Case Study of Gujarat ...

    Almost all part of Gujarat. th state is prone to floods (NDMA). According to the IMD, from 01st to 28 July, 2017, the state. st received about 559.4 mm of rainfall, as against the average of 339.6 mm between July 1 and. 28 th which shows exceptionally heavy rainfall during 2017.

  4. A Case Study of Heavy Rainfall Events and Resultant Flooding ...

    2008 Kosi Flood in Bihar State, India.” ... As a case study, we selected a recent flood event of August–September 2017 and captured the flood inundation spatial extent at two day intervals ...

  5. Disaster Management in Flash Floods in Leh (Ladakh): A Case Study

    On August 6, 2010, in the dark of the midnight, there were flash floods due to cloud burst in Leh in Ladakh region of North India. It rained 14 inches in 2 hours, causing loss of human life and destruction. The civil hospital of Leh was badly damaged and rendered dysfunctional. Search and rescue operations were launched by the Indian Army ...

  6. The 2015 Chennai Flood: A Case for Developing City Resilience ...

    In November-December 2015 Chennai and its neighboring coastal districts in India experienced torrential rainfall followed by a devastating flood. Amid the chaos and widespread impact, the event brought people and institutions in and outside Chennai together, to provide support to the victims affected by the flood. Help reached the affected areas and their residents from different sections of ...

  7. The 2016 flood of Bihar, India: an analysis of its causes

    Flood is common in the sub-Himalayan plains of the Indian state of Bihar. During the massive flood of the Ganga between 18 and 31 August 2016, 15 (out of 38) districts and 3459 villages of the state were affected. The flood inundated 6006 km2 of area, harmed 8.82 million people, and caused damages worth US$ 73.99 million. To investigate the factors behind the event, we utilised SRTM elevation ...

  8. Exposing Vulnerabilities: Monsoon Floods in Mumbai, India

    Exposing Vulnerabilities: Monsoon Floods Case study prepared for the In Mumbai, India Page 5 of 14 Global Report on Human Settlements 2007 city like Mumbai, but as a result, more and more buildings are dilapidated and crumbling due

  9. Understanding flash flooding in the Himalayan Region: a case ...

    Sati, V. P. & Kumar, S. Environmental and economic impact of cloudburst-triggered debris flows and flash floods in Uttarakhand Himalaya: A case study. Geoenviron. Disasters 9 , 5 (2022).

  10. Floods in Assam: The Case for Rethinking Adaptation

    As of 3 July, flood has affected 1,835,551 people in 26 out of the state’s 35 districts and it submerged 471.98 square kilometers (47,198.87 hectares) of cropland. [1] About 200 people have died so far. Earlier on 22 June the floods had affected 5,457,601 people in 32 districts and submerged 990.26 square kilometers (99,026 hectares) of ...