Top 10 Timeline of Flood in India by 2024
India is highly vulnerable to floods, Heavy rains and cloudburst are capable of creating flood conditions. This is a list of notable recorded floods in India that have occurred over last 10 years.
Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala, Assam and flash floods and cloudbursts have caused huge damage in several areas of Uttarakhand and neighboring Himachal Pradesh.
Flood Situation in India by 2024 – Due to heavy to very heavy rainfall most of the Indian state has been experiencing a flood situation.
2024 India Flood
Heavy rainfall during the 2024 monsoon season in India, resulted in floods and landslides across several regions.
Flooding impacted Assam State and Manipur, Brahmaputra river flooded Kaziranga and flooding also occurred in Sikkim, Manipur and Meghalaya.
2023 Chennai Floods – Cyclone Michaung
2023 Chennai floods was a result of tropical cyclone called Cyclonic Storm Michaung, formed in the Bay of Bengal during the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season.
2023 Himalayan Flood
During the year 2023, Heavy rainfall caused flooding and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other Indian Himalayan Region.
Cloudburst and landslides washed away roads and flooded and homes, killing seven people.
2023 North India Flood
During the monsoon season 2023, Heavy rainfall resulted severe flooding and landslides in Northern India.
Affected areas includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi experienced extensive water logging due to heavy rainfall.
2022 Assam Flood
In May 2022 Pre-Monsson rains hit the North Eastern India especially Assam.
Due to the large volumes of water coming from the Himalayas, Brahmaputra and Barak Valley of Assam were the most affected areas.
2021 Maharashtra Flood
There were series of floods took place in Maharashtra in 2021 due to heavy rainfall in many of western districts.
The most affected floods regions in Maharashtra were Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara and Sangli.
2021 Uttarakhand Floods
The 2021 Uttarakhand flood was also known as the Chamoli disaster, An large rock and ice avalanche from Nanda Devi glacier break off and cause of the disaster.
2020 Assam Flood
2020 Assam floods was an event of the Brahmaputra River floods too due to heavy rainfall.
Due to its tropical monsoon climate,Flooding landslides have caused damage to bridges, roads and Kaziranga National Park.
2019 India Floods
2018 Indian floods was displaced about a million people, It was one of the heaviest monsoon in India in the last 25 years.
One hundred thousand people were affected by the series of floods in Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra too.
2018 Kerala Flood
Heavy rainfall during the monsoon season in Kerala, affected about a million people, It was the worst flood in Kerala.
Gates of 35 dams in Kerala were opened for the first time in history, including Idukki Dam, Malampuzha dam etc.
Kedarnath Disaster due to North Indian floods in 22013 caused severe floods and landslides in Himalayan states and Heavy rain in June 2015/16 flooded the Gujarat including Gir Forest National Park and adjoining area and 2016 Assam flooding the Kaziranga National Park killing 200 wild animals.
Natural disasters in India Y2K
The climate of India consists of a different range of weather and conditions from Thar Desert to Himalayan regions.
Gujarat Earthquake – 2001
South Indian Heat Wave – 2002
Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami – 2004
Mumbai Catastrophes – 2005 – Maharashtra Floods
North India Floods – 2013 – Kedarnath Disaster
Cyclonic Storm Tauktae – 2021
India’s geography and geology change with weather conditions due to droughts, flash floods, landslides, cyclones and avalanches.
