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North India floods: Types of floods, loss, damage, health effects
22/07/2023 10:38 PM | Click to read full article
July has seen heavy rains lash northern India. It's triggered flash floods, landslides and evacuations across large parts of the region. Earlier this week, waters of the Yamuna reached the walls of the Taj Mahal for the first time since the floods of 1978. In Kota, Rajasthan, people have posted videos of crocodiles in residential areas after heavy rains this week. And earlier today (July 22), a cloudburst led to a flash flood in Ladakh.