Natural Disasters In India 2013

This list contains all major natural disasters in India in 2013 with detail report.

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September 2013

• September 25: 40,000 evacuated amid Gujarat flooding
  Around 40,000 people have been evacuated and moved to safe place following heavy flooding in Gujarat
• September 17: Lightning in Odisha, India
  Lightning strikes in Odisha, India have claimed lives of at least 11 people and injured 15 others.
• September 14: Hail storm in Chennai
  3rd time in 5 years!
• September 3: Recent landslide in Sikkim
  Recent landslide in Sikkim has claimed lives of five people including four of a single family.

August 2013

• August 22: Odisha flood kills 2, displaces 1,000
  Flash floods in Odisha, India have claimed lives of two people and displaced about 1,000 others, The Times Of India reported.
• August 16: Heavy rain in J&K claims 2
  House collapse due to heavy rains in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has claimed lives of at least two women.
• August 15: Jammu and Kashmir floods
  Jammu and Kashmir floods have claimed lives of at least ten people including four children.
• August 14: Uttar Pradesh lightning strikes
  Five women were killed after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• August 5: Landslide in Kerala
  Landslide triggered by heavy downpour in Kerala, India has claimed lives of at least nine people.
• August 5: Maharashtra Flooding
  Recent floods in Chandrapur district in Maharashtra, India have claimed lives of at least 20 people.
• August 2: Earthquake shakes Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana
  M 5.4 moderate earthquake shakes Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana region of Northern India today.
• August 1: Uttarakhand landslide disaster
  Landslide in Uttarakhand, India has claimed lives of at least nine people.

July 2013

• July 18: Floods in AP, UP claims 9
  Heavy rain and floods have claimed lives of at least nine people and displaced thousands of people in Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh regions of India.
• July 12: Flooded river in Bihar engulfs 9 kids
  Flooded tributary of the Kosi river in Bihar, India has claimed lives of 10 people including nine kids.
• July 12: Flash floods in Odisha and Hyderabad
  Flash floods in Odisha and Hyderabad state of India have claimed lives of at least three people and left two missing.
• July 12: Landslide in Nainital, India
  Landslide in Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India has claimed lives of six people.
• July 10: Mumbai landslide claims 2
  Landslide at Antop Hill in Mumbai, India has claimed lives of at least two people and critically injured one other.
• July 8: Tripura earthquake shakes Bangladesh
  Tremor was felt in several parts of northeast India and Bangladesh.
• July 4: Karnataka floods claim lives of 6
  Flash floods in Karnataka has claimed lives of six people.
• July 4: Assam flooding claims 1, washes 300 villages
  Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in the next three-four days in Assam.
• July 3: Major landslide near Goa check post
  A major landslide has hit Anmod Ghat along Goa-Karnataka road.

June 2013

• June 24: Flash flood in Odisha
  Heavy rainfall has caused flash flood in Odisha's Kalahandi district affecting nearly 15,000 people, Revenue and Disaster Management Department official said.
• June 19: Kedarnath floods 2013
  Massive flooding and mudslides at Kedarnath Temple has claimed lives of at least 50 people.
• June 18: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand flood 2013
  Heavy rainfall has caused devastating floods and landslides across North India, especially in the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
• June 16: Landslides hit parts of India, delays Nilgiri Mountain Rail Service
  Several landslide disasters have hit Himachal and Maharashtra region of India delaying Nilgiri Mountain Rail service.
• June 13: Landslide in Uttarakhand
  Around 15,000 tourists were stranded along Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway, following a landslide in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, India, a disaster management official said. 
• June 12: Assam heat wave
  Assam heat wave kills 6, highest temperature in 33 years.
• June 12: Landslide en route Vaishno Devi
  Landslide triggered by heavy rainfall en route Mata Vaishno Devi, India has claimed life of one woman pilgrim.
• June 11: J&K flash floods
  Flash floods in Udhampur and Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir region of India have claimed life of at least one people.
• June 5: Bihar lightning strikes
  Lightning strikes in Bihar, India have claimed lives of at least 27 people including women and children, Disaster Management Department said.

May 2013

• May 26: Landslide in Kashmir, India
  Heavy rainfall caused flooding and landslide in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley.
• May 21: Heat wave in Odisha, India
  Intense heat has claimed lives of at least three people in Odisha, India.
• May 13: Cyclone 'Mahasen' effect in India
  Cyclonic storm Mahasen causes heavy rains in Chennai, India; portion of ceiling falls down in airport; 3 injured.
• May 12: Hailstorm in India
  Mild thunderstorm accompanied by hailstorm in Sheikhpura district of India have claimed lives of at least three people.
• May 11: Landslide in Mizoram, India
  Thunderstorm and landslides in Mizoram, India have claimed lives of 10 people with seven reported missing.
• May 9: Over 200 asbestos homes damaged in Mizoram, India hailstorm
  Hailstorms have damaged over 200 houses with tin- roofed and asbestos walls in Mizoram, India.
• May 9: Cyclonic storms in Tripura, India
  Cyclonic storms in Tripura, India claim 7.
• May 9: Cyclone Mahasen in Tamilnadu
  It is predicted to bring heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, India next week.
• May 2: Cyclonic storm in Meghalaya
  Cyclonic storm in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district in India has claimed life of at least one person and injured 25 others.
• May 1: Lightning in Assam, India
  Lightning in Assam's Chirang district has injured nineteen people.
• May 1: Strong earthquake in Kashmir today
  Get update report on this Kashmir earthquake.

April 2013

• April 27: Mudslide in Zojila, Kashmir
  Mudslide in Zojila along Srinagar-Kargil Road has claimed lives of one person.
• April 18: Kolkata storm claims 3 lives
  Storm in Kolkata, India has claimed lives of three people including a three-year-old girl.
• April 17: Hailstorms in Odisha, India
  Hailstorms in Balasore area of Odisha have injured at least three people.
• April 16: Earthquake in Assam, India kills 1, injures 3
  Earthquake triggered landslide in Assam which killed one and injured 3 others.
• April 16: Avalanche in Kashmir, India
  An avalanche in Kashmir, India has claimed lives of at least three people.
• April 15: Dust storm in Chhattisgarh, India
  Dust storm in Chhattisgarh region of India has claimed lives of at least six people.
• April 11: Storm in Meghalaya
  Cyclonic storm in Meghalaya, India has claimed lives of three people and injured more than 50 others.
• April 9: Landslide on Jammu-Srinagar highway
  Landslide on Jammu-Srinagar highway in India has killed an officer of an international company.

March 2013

• March 30: Lightning strikes in Uttar Pradesh, India
  Recent lightning strikes in Uttar Pradesh, India have claimed eight lives.
• March 30: Earthquake in Kutch, Gujarat
  Magnitude 4.5 light earthquake in Gujarat today shook Bhuj city of Kutch district in India.
• March 27: Hailstorm in Assam, India
  Hailstorm in Assam, India has injured six people.
• March 24: Forest fire in Tamil Nadu, India
  Forest fire in Udhagamandalam area of Tamil Nadu, India has destroyed 10 acres of reserve forest
• March 18: Severe thunderstorm and tornado in Odisha
  At least twelve have been injured by severe thunderstorm and tornado in Odisha, India.
• March 17: Lightning strikes in Madhya Pradesh kills 10
  At least twelve people have died in lightning strikes in Madhya Pradesh, India.
• March 13: Landslide in Jammu and Kashmir, India
  Landslide in Kudpora Waghama, in Bijbehara area has killed a 15 years old girl.
• March 12: Landslide in Uttarakhand, India
  A landslide in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, India has killed 10 pilgrims.
• March 6: Forest fire in Mumbai, India
  A huge forest fire has affected the area of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and a part of Film City (Bollywood) in Mumbai.
• March 2: Strong earthquake near Shillong, Meghalaya, India
  M 5.5 earthquake shakes India-Bangladesh today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
  

February 2013

• February 25: Rains and thundershowers in Uttar Pradesh, India
  Rains and thundershowers in Uttar Pradesh have killed two people.
• February 6: Hailstorms in Madhya Pradesh, India
  Hailstorms have killed one and damaged crops in 80 villages of Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur of Madhya Pradesh, India.
• February 6: Avalanche in Himachal Pradesh, India
  Seven people have died in an avalanche disaster in Kafnu village, Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
• February 3: Snow avalanche in Uttarakhand, India
  Avalanche disaster in Dehradun district of India killed two people.

January 2013

• January 31: Hailstorm in Andhra Pradesh, India
  Hailstorm killed at least 9 people in Chevella, Moinabad and Shankarpally area of India.
•  January 22: Avalanche in Himachal Pradesh, India
  Avalanche disaster in hamlet (Sangla valley) in Himachal Pradesh killed 35 yaks.
• January 19: Mudslide in Bangalore, India
  Mudslide in VV Puram, Bangalore, India killed a construction worker.