This list contains all major natural disasters in India in 2016 with detail report.
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March 2016
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March 2016
- March 21: Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been blocked for four consecutive days after massive landslides. - March 21: Magnitude 3.0 light earthquake hit Meghalaya
Magnitude 3.0 light earthquake hit Meghalaya at 07:49 am Monday morning, India Meteorological Department reported. - March 20: Jammu and Kashmir earthquake triggers avalanche
An avalanche triggered by earthquake has claimed life of a military trooper and injured one other in frontier Kargil district of Ladakh division in Indian-controlled Kashmir. - March 19: Heavy hailstorm hit Namsai district
Heavy hailstorm hit Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh of India causing damages to public and private properties.
- February 22: Earthquake in Patna
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook Patna and other parts of Bihar today at 11:39 pm, triggering panic among people. - February 9: Meteorite strike in Vellore
An Indian man has been killed by Meteorite in Vellore leaving a four-feet deep crater inside the Bharathidasan Engineering College campus. - February 3: Avalanche at Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir
At least 10 soldiers have been missing after an avalanche struck the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, India. - February 1: Natural disaster center in Kerala
Kerala government is collaborating with World Bank to establish four centers for managing natural disaster in India.
- January 14: Landslide in Darjeeling
A landslide in Darjeeling district of West Bengal state of India has claimed lives of two people and injured five others. - January 6: Experts warn massive earthquake in himalayan region
The disaster management experts at the Ministry of Home Affairs in India have warned of mega earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater in north India in near future, much stronger than the one that struck Manipur on Monday. - January 4: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Manipur
At least eleven people have been killed and 200 others have been injured. Six people died in India and five in Bangladesh.