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The '''2021 Nepal floods''' were a series of [[flash flood]]s induced by heavy rains causing [[landslide]]s and [[flash flood]]s in October. This flood has killed at least 88 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211021-nearly-200-perish-in-india-nepal-rains|title=Nepal floods: Death toll climbs to 88; 30 still missing|website=Khabarhub|date=21 October 2021|accessdate=21 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/21/215866/|title=Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal rains|website=France 24|date=21 October 2021|accessdate=21 October 2021}}</ref> |
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'''2021 Nepal floods''' were a series of [[flash flood]]s caused by heavy rains causing [[landslide]]s and [[flash flood]]s. |
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* In June 2021, the [[Melamchi River]] [[2021 Melamchi flood|flooded]], caused damage in the [[Melamchi]] Bazar in [[Sindhupalchowk District]] of [[Nepal]] killing several locals and some foreigners.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Destruction caused by floodwaters in Melamchi bazaar| accessdate = 2021-06-19| url = https://kathmandupost.com/visual-stories/2021/06/16/destruction-caused-by-floodwaters-in-melamchi-bazaar| archive-date = 2021-06-17| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210617153933/https://kathmandupost.com/visual-stories/2021/06/16/destruction-caused-by-floodwaters-in-melamchi-bazaar| url-status = live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web| last = Service| first = Himalayan News| title = At least 15 feared missing in Melamchi flood| work = The Himalayan Times| accessdate = 2021-06-19| date = 2021-06-18| url = https://thehimalayantimes.com/environment/at-least-15-feared-missing-in-melamchi-flood| archive-date = 2021-06-19| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210619191445/https://thehimalayantimes.com/environment/at-least-15-feared-missing-in-melamchi-flood| url-status = live}}</ref> In the same month, the [[Mahakali River]] in [[Kanchanpur District]] washed out an under-construction bridge.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Nepal Landslides and Floods 2021- NASA Applied Sciences| accessdate = 2021-10-22| url = http://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/what-we-do/disasters/disasters-activations/nepal-landslides-and-floods-2021}}</ref> |
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* In September 2021, heavy rain inundated 382 houses and roads in [[Kathmandu]]. About 105 mm of rainfall occurred in three hours in [[Kathmandu Valley]]. On the same week, another flood in Tarai region caused nine deaths and damaged 42 houses.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (31 August - 6 September 2021) - Nepal| work = ReliefWeb| accessdate = 2021-10-22| url = https://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-31-august-6-september-2021}}</ref> |
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* In October 2021, a flood in [[Karnali River|Karnali]] catchment of western Nepal killed at least 103 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211021-nearly-200-perish-in-india-nepal-rains|title=Nepal floods: Death toll climbs to 88; 30 still missing|website=france24|date=21 October 2021|accessdate=21 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/21/215866/|title=Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal rains|website=khabarhub|date=21 October 2021|accessdate=21 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = धार बदलेर टेडिया गाउँ पस्यो कर्णाली, २० भन्दा बढी परिवार विस्थापित| accessdate = 2021-10-22| url = https://ekantipur.com/pradesh-5/2021/10/22/163487171294343159.html}}</ref> In the [[Mahakali River]] basin, 2600 people were [[internally displaced person|displaced]].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Nepal - Floods and landslides (DG ECHO, DRR Nepal, MFD Nepal, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 October 2021) - Nepal| work = ReliefWeb| accessdate = 2021-10-22| url = https://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/nepal-floods-and-landslides-dg-echo-drr-nepal-mfd-nepal-media-echo-daily-flash-20}}</ref> In eastern Nepal, the rain storm destroyed about 50,000 [[hectare]]s of paddy [[plantation]]s.<ref>{{Cite web| title = बाढी, वर्षा र हावाहुरीले प्रदेश १ मा ५० हजार हेक्टर क्षेत्रफलको धानबालीमा क्षति| work = Setopati| accessdate = 2021-10-22| url = https://www.setopati.com/social/251840/}}</ref> In [[Palpa district]], 535 ha of paddy plantation was damaged.<ref>{{Cite web| title = बेमौसमी वर्षाले पाल्पाका ५३४ हेक्टर धानखेतीमा क्षति| accessdate = 2021-10-26| url = https://ekantipur.com/pradesh-5/2021/10/21/16348156181864227.html}}</ref>2232 houses were inundated across Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web| title = बाढीपहिरो र डुबानमा परी १०३ जनाको मृत्यु, ४० जना घाइते (अपडेट)| work = Setopati| accessdate = 2021-10-22| url = https://www.setopati.com/social/251837/}}</ref> The domestic airport in [[Biratnagar Airport|Biratnagar]] was closed for four days due to flooding of the runway.<ref>{{Cite web| title = विराटनगर विमानस्थल आजदेखि खुल्ने, बेलुका ५ बजेपछि उडान नहुने| work = Setopati| accessdate = 2021-10-23| url = https://www.setopati.com/social/251912/}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web| title = Torrential rainfall inundates Biratnagar Airport| work = Nepal Press| accessdate = 2021-10-23| url = https://english.nepalpress.com/2021/10/20/torrential-rainfall-inundates-biratnagar-airport/}}</ref> The flood blocked highways at 244 places around Nepal causing damage of about NPR 1 billion. <ref>{{Cite web| title = बेमौसमी वर्षाले सडकमा १ अर्ब ५ करोडको क्षति| accessdate = 2021-10-29| url = https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/10/24/163506029734683079.html}}</ref> |
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2021 Nepal floods were a series of flash floods caused by heavy rains causing landslides and flash floods.
- In June 2021, the Melamchi River flooded, caused damage in the Melamchi Bazar in Sindhupalchowk District of Nepal killing several locals and some foreigners.[1] [2] In the same month, the Mahakali River in Kanchanpur District washed out an under-construction bridge.[3]
- In September 2021, heavy rain inundated 382 houses and roads in Kathmandu. About 105 mm of rainfall occurred in three hours in Kathmandu Valley. On the same week, another flood in Tarai region caused nine deaths and damaged 42 houses.[4]
- In October 2021, a flood in Karnali catchment of western Nepal killed at least 103 people.[5][6][7] In the Mahakali River basin, 2600 people were displaced.[8] In eastern Nepal, the rain storm destroyed about 50,000 hectares of paddy plantations.[9] In Palpa district, 535 ha of paddy plantation was damaged.[10]2232 houses were inundated across Nepal.[11] The domestic airport in Biratnagar was closed for four days due to flooding of the runway.[12] [13] The flood blocked highways at 244 places around Nepal causing damage of about NPR 1 billion. [14]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Destruction caused by floodwaters in Melamchi bazaar". Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Service, Himalayan News (18 June 2021). "At least 15 feared missing in Melamchi flood". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Nepal Landslides and Floods 2021- NASA Applied Sciences". Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (31 August - 6 September 2021) - Nepal". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Nepal floods: Death toll climbs to 88; 30 still missing". france24. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal rains". khabarhub. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "धार बदलेर टेडिया गाउँ पस्यो कर्णाली, २० भन्दा बढी परिवार विस्थापित". Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Nepal - Floods and landslides (DG ECHO, DRR Nepal, MFD Nepal, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 October 2021) - Nepal". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "बाढी, वर्षा र हावाहुरीले प्रदेश १ मा ५० हजार हेक्टर क्षेत्रफलको धानबालीमा क्षति". Setopati. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "बेमौसमी वर्षाले पाल्पाका ५३४ हेक्टर धानखेतीमा क्षति". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "बाढीपहिरो र डुबानमा परी १०३ जनाको मृत्यु, ४० जना घाइते (अपडेट)". Setopati. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "विराटनगर विमानस्थल आजदेखि खुल्ने, बेलुका ५ बजेपछि उडान नहुने". Setopati. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Torrential rainfall inundates Biratnagar Airport". Nepal Press. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "बेमौसमी वर्षाले सडकमा १ अर्ब ५ करोडको क्षति". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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