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India: Flood: 2020/07 Country Information on DRR

Period 2020/07
Country or District India
Event Type Flood
Outline Continuous monsoon rainfall has been affecting several parts of India, leading to an increasing number of fatalities and damage. The Ministry of Home Affairs Disaster Management Division (NDMI), reported 183 fatalities across four States (Assam, Kerala, West Bengal and Karnataka).
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Ministry of Home Affairs of India 2020/08/18
Dead: 919
Missing: 27
No of Affected: 14,965,446
No of Injured: 144
Fully damaged houses: 8,596
Partially damaged houses: 52,046
Unknown: 170 (Uttar Pradesh), 10,702(West Bengal)
Ministry of Home Affairs of India 2020/07/19
Dead: 464
Missing: 5
No of Affected: 5,962,803
No of Injured: 99
Fully damaged houses: 1,924
Partially damaged houses: 15,310
Unknown: 182
Ministry of Home Affairs of India 2020/07/14
Dead: 413
Missing: 10
No of Affected: 6,566,337
No of Injured: 100
Fully damaged houses: 2,563
Partially damaged houses: 17,930

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Report/Articles

ECHO 2020/09/
On 10-13 September, national authorities (NDMA), report at least 1,031 fatalities and more than 240,800 people displaced to evacuation centres across Assam, Gujarat, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh States.

Ministry of Home Affairs of India 2020/08/18
Situation report as on 18th August 2020 at 1900 Hrs

Ministry of Home Affairs of India 2020/07/19
Situation report as on 19th July 2020 at 1900 Hrs

Ministry of Home Affairs of India 2020/07/14
Situation report as on 14th July 2020 at 2000 Hrs.

ECHO 2020/07/09
Rain and widespread flooding due to the Southwest Monsoon continue to affect most of the States of India. The death toll reached 396 people across 11 States, mainly in central, western, and eastern parts of the country.

Pictures

Govt. India, International Charter 2020/08/20
India: Flood Inundated areas in Part of Gopalganj and East Champaran District, Bihar (18 August 2020)

Govt. India, International Charter 2020/08/20
India: Flood Inundated areas in Part of Khagaria and Saharsa Districts, Bihar State (18 August 2020)

International Charter 2020/07/15
Flood in India