Top 10 Worst Indian Natural Disasters
Top 10 Worst Indian Natural Disasters INTRODUCTION India due to its geographical position has always been hit by severe kind of natural disasters. The most frequently occurring natural disasters in the nation are as follows: · flash floods, · avalanches · droughts, · famines, · earthquakes, · cyclones, · tsunamis, · diseases, · Floods. FLASH FLOOD (17 JUNE 2013) In the middle of June of 2013, the flash flood and landslide severely hit the state of Uttarakhand. India has been at the receiving end of natural fury. Presence of huge number of glacial lake in the state of Uttarakhand and the extreme effect of global warming on these glacial devastated the situation. AVALANCHES Avalanches have occurred several times in India in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim.