Rain, floods disrupt life in north and east India
888.7 cm: total average rainfall till September 22 which is 4 per cent above normal
52.7 cm rain fell between September 16 and September 22 which is 44 per cent above normal
16.43 million people were affected by floods
1,006 people died
102 districts were affected
34,931 houses were fully damaged
772,676 people are living in relief camps
36,251 heads of cattle and livestock were lost
398,808.16 hectare (ha) of standing crop lost
Rs 951.15 crore worth losses incurred due to crop and property damage
WHY IT RAINED HARD
Weather scientists attributed the recent heavy rainfall in northern India to the interaction of western disturbances with the monsoon systems from the Bay of Bengal. The moisture carrying western disturbances normally cause rains in northern India. This year these winds penetrated deeper into the plains. The frequent western disturbances blocked moist winds (easterlies) from the Bay of Bengal and caused clouds to move upwards, leading to above normal rainfall in localised areas. The excessive rainfall was partially due to the La Nina weather condition—extensive cooling of the central and eastern Pacific ocean.
UTTARAKHAND
1,676.6 cm rainfall till September 22
497.6 cm rain between September 1 and 22 which was
209 per cent above normal
750,000 affected by flood
201 people died
1,015 houses fully damaged
10,000 people in relief camps
357 heads of cattle and livestock lost
22.962 ha of standing crop lost
Areas flooded: Haridwar, Nainital, Udhamsingh Nagar, Almora
UTTAR PRADESH
762.7 cm rainfall recorded till September 22
219.1 cm rainfall recorded from September 1 to 22 which is 57 per cent above normal
2,400,000 affected by flood
82 people died
1,175 houses fully damaged
21,683 people in relief camps
157 heads of cattle and livestock lost
5.39 ha of standing crop lost
Areas flooded: Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Bahraich, Bijnor, Pilibhit, Badaun, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Ballia, Gorakhpur, Mathura
DELHI
677.4 cm rainfall received till September 15
273 cm rain recorded between September 1 and 22 was
178 per cent above normal
PUNJAB
400,000 affected by flood
38 people died
396 houses damaged
375 people in relief camps
108 heads of cattle and livestock lost
17,604.45 ha of standing crop lost
HARYANA
494.1 cm rainfall recorded till September 15
158.1 cm rain recorded from September 1 and 22 which is
149 per cent above normal
1,734,000 affected by flood
38 people died
4,676 houses damaged
67 heads of cattle and livestock lost
2,21,234.02 ha of standing crop lost
GUJARAT
73,66,000 affected by flood
210 people died
435 heads of cattle and livestock lost
BIHAR
782.6 cm rainfall till September 23 was
22 per cent deficient
76.3 cm rain between September 16 and 22 was
57 per cent above normal
720,000 affected by flood
44 people died
2,531 houses damaged
11,850 people living in relief camps
32.42 ha of standing crop lost
Areas flooded: Gopalganj, Siwan, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Basua, Baltara, Kulsera
ASSAM
2,408,240 affected by flood
4,858 houses damaged
121,156.86 ha of crop lost
GANGA IN SPATE
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