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India:Flood:1998/08

Duration 1998/08 A massive landslide, triggered by incessant rains, wiped out Malpa village in Pithoragarh district of Uttar Pradesh on 18 August 1998.

Country or District India

Name Flood

Headline(Source, Date)

Personal Injury Material Damage Others

IFRC 98/8/25

Human lives lost about 300.
The total damages can't be clear because some roads is cut in pieces.

OCHA Situation Report No.1 98/8/20

At least 180 people, including 60 Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims and eight Indo-Tibet Border Police personnel were feared killed.
*Total districts affected : 52
*Villages affected : 10,067
*Damage to crop area : 887,000ha
*Damage to houses/huts (Nos.) : 100,000

CNN 98/8/16

*At least 42 people died.
*54 people is missing.(including 20 children)
It gave serious damages on houses, electricities, communications, roads, domestic animals, etc..

The water level of some rivers in the Assam State is now receding and the flood situation is improving.

Assam State
Human lives lost 146 (including 51 due to landslide)
Population affected: 4,485,000

Bihar State
Human lives lost 337
Population affected 12,587,000

Uttar Pradesh State
Human lives lost 1,328
Population affected 12,200,000
Assam State
Districts affected: 21 (out of 23)
Villages affected: 5,150
Total area affected (Ha): 920,000
Houses damaged: 23,343
Crop area affected (Ha) 289,000
Animals lost: 7,248

Bihar State
Districts affected 26 (out of 55)
Number of villages affected 7,583
Area affected (Ha) 3,341,000
Houses damaged 178,516
Crop area affected (Ha) 1,450,000
Animals lost 144

Uttar Pradesh State
Districts affected 55 (out of 83)
Villages affected 15,360
Area affected (Ha) 2,500,000
Houses damaged 205,125
Crop area affected (Ha) 1,400,000
Animals lost 3,138

India struggles to cope with heavy floods (CNN News 98/09/08)

The floods have so far claimed at least 1,586 lives in the three states of West Bengal(136), Assam(200) and Uttar Pradesh(1250), officials say.

In eastern West Bengal state, the number of dead over the past two weeks rose to 136, and the number of those affected increased to 4.5 million.
The Brahmaputra river and its tributaries have submerged more than 800,000 hectares of land in the oil-and tea-rich state of Assam, disrupting the telecommunication network and washing away highways.
The state has already spent 400 million rupees ($9.4 million) on relief work.

India struggles to cope with heavy floods (CNN News 98/09/06)

In UP states, 51 people died. The number of dead rose to 1,186

The Floods is coming to a lull. The number of dead is over 1,100. (CNN News 98/09/03)

*The number of the death in Utter Pradesh is 1,103.
*In West-Bengal 15 people died, 200,000 people took refuge, and 1,000,000 people was damaged.
*The total of damage in Utter Pradesh is $706,000,000(US).

In North-India A spate of massive landslides killed over 1,000 people. (CNN News 98/08/31

*The number of dead is 1,086.
*In this 24 hours, 32 people was drowned and 34 people died from cholera.
*Some thousand acres of agricultural land and houses was sunk.
*The water level of rivers is going up.

Specific Matters

CNN 98/10/1
India floods kill rare animals in wildlife park
OCHA Situation Report No.1 98/8/20
The State Chief Minister, Mr. Kalyan Singh has announced a grant of US Dollars 237,965 for organizing relief and rescue operations.
IFRC 98/8/25
It is possible to approach to damaged region only by helicopter.
CNN 98/8/16
On August 14, 15 dead remains was accommodated by army etc..
CNN 98/8/19
Rescuers waiting to reach Indian landslide area where 200 are missing.

Three other pilgrim groups were inside Tibet, and the government planned to seek Chinese help in evacuating them back to India.

Related Links

Report/Articles

CNN News 98/08/31
In North-India A spate of massive landslides killed over 1,000 people.
THE HINDU 98/8/25

BBC News 98/8/14

ReliefWeb

CNN News 98/09/03
The Floods is coming to a lull. The number of dead is over 1,100.
OCHA Situation Report No.1 98/8/20

CNN News 98/09/06
India struggles to cope with heavy floods
OCHA Situation Report No.2 98/9/2

CNN News 98/09/08
India struggles to cope with heavy floods
OCHA Situation Report No.3 98/9/22

CNN News 98/8/19

CNN News 98/10/01

Geographycal Data Information

MAP from Lonely Planet - Himalaya

MAP from Lonely Planet - North-East India

MAP from Lonely Planet - Northern India

ReliefWeb Map Center

Map from CNN

Emergency Relief Information

OCHA Situation Report No. 1 98/8/20
The Government has not made any appeal for international assistance.
OCHA Situation Report No. 3 98/9/22
The Central Government has released, from the Calamity Relief Fund, USD 10 million to Bihar, USD 25 million to Uttar Pradesh, USD 9.5 million to Assam, and USD 5 million to West Bengal.
OCHA Situation Report No. 1 98/08/20
The Indian Red Cross and local organizations are participating in the relief activities.

Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

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Duration	1998/08	A massive landslide, triggered by incessant rains, wiped out Malpa village in Pithoragarh district of Uttar Pradesh on 18 August 1998.
Country or District	India
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
IFRC 98/8/25
Human lives lost about 300.	The total damages can't be clear because some roads is cut in pieces.
OCHA Situation Report No.1 98/8/20
At least 180 people, including 60 Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims and eight Indo-Tibet Border Police personnel were feared killed.	Total districts affected : 52 Villages affected : 10,067 Damage to crop area : 887,000ha Damage to houses/huts (Nos.) : 100,000


CNN 98/8/16
At least 42 people died. 54 people is missing.(including 20 children)	It gave serious damages on houses, electricities, communications, roads, domestic animals, etc..
The water level of some rivers in the Assam State is now receding and the flood situation is improving.
Assam State Human lives lost 146 (including 51 due to landslide) Population affected: 4,485,000 Bihar State Human lives lost 337 Population affected 12,587,000 Uttar Pradesh State Human lives lost 1,328 Population affected 12,200,000	Assam State Districts affected: 21 (out of 23) Villages affected: 5,150 Total area affected (Ha): 920,000 Houses damaged: 23,343 Crop area affected (Ha) 289,000 Animals lost: 7,248 Bihar State Districts affected 26 (out of 55) Number of villages affected 7,583 Area affected (Ha) 3,341,000 Houses damaged 178,516 Crop area affected (Ha) 1,450,000 Animals lost 144 Uttar Pradesh State Districts affected 55 (out of 83) Villages affected 15,360 Area affected (Ha) 2,500,000 Houses damaged 205,125 Crop area affected (Ha) 1,400,000 Animals lost 3,138
India struggles to cope with heavy floods (CNN News 98/09/08)
The floods have so far claimed at least 1,586 lives in the three states of West Bengal(136), Assam(200) and Uttar Pradesh(1250), officials say. In eastern West Bengal state, the number of dead over the past two weeks rose to 136, and the number of those affected increased to 4.5 million.	The Brahmaputra river and its tributaries have submerged more than 800,000 hectares of land in the oil-and tea-rich state of Assam, disrupting the telecommunication network and washing away highways.	The state has already spent 400 million rupees ($9.4 million) on relief work.
India struggles to cope with heavy floods (CNN News 98/09/06)
In UP states, 51 people died. The number of dead rose to 1,186
The Floods is coming to a lull. The number of dead is over 1,100. (CNN News 98/09/03)
The number of the death in Utter Pradesh is 1,103. In West-Bengal 15 people died, 200,000 people took refuge, and 1,000,000 people was damaged.	*The total of damage in Utter Pradesh is $706,000,000(US).
In North-India A spate of massive landslides killed over 1,000 people. (CNN News 98/08/31
The number of dead is 1,086. In this 24 hours, 32 people was drowned and 34 people died from cholera.	*Some thousand acres of agricultural land and houses was sunk.	*The water level of rivers is going up.