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{{Infobox flood
|image location=India (orthographic projection).svg
|image name= Location of India
| name = 2012 Himalayan flash floods
| duration = August 2012
| total damages (USD) =
| total fatalities = 31 dead, 40 missing
| areas affected = [[North India]]
}}
[[File:Flash floods in Uttarakhand in year 2012.jpg|thumb|Effects in Uttarakhand]]
[[File:Flash floods in Uttarakhand 2012.jpg|thumb|Effects in Uttarakhand]]
'''2012 Himalayan [[flash flood]]s''' are the floods that occurred on the midnight of 3 August 2012 in the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] region of [[North India|Northern Indian]] states. Many were dead and missing. Many places were affected.<ref name="cnnibn">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/flash-floods-hit-uttarakhand-hp-jk-30-dead/278619-3-245.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806080410/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/flash-floods-hit-uttarakhand-hp-jk-30-dead/278619-3-245.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2012|title=Flash floods in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, ; Over 30 feared dead|publisher=[[IBNLive]]|date=5 Aug 2012|accessdate=5 Aug 2012}}</ref> Landslides and flash floods were triggered by a sudden cloudburst which left 31 people dead while 40 are reported to be missing.<ref name="ndtv">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/31-dead-40-missing-in-uttarkashi-flash-floods-251351|title=31 dead, 40 missing in Uttarkashi flash floods|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=5 Aug 2012|accessdate=5 Aug 2012}}</ref>

==Details==
The following are the states that were affected by the torrential rain that resulted in flash floods.

===Uttarakhand===
[[Uttarakhand]] was the state that was most affected by the torrential rain. Ten people died and 38 others are missing as a result of the flash floods. Several houses were washed away and the [[Chota Char Dham|Char Dham yatra]] has been suspended leaving the pilgrims stranded. 19 labourers at the Assi Ganga hydel power project are reported to be missing in the [[Uttarkashi]] region. Nearly 30 homes have been washed away in the [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] region after the [[Gangotri bridge]] collapsed. A major chunk of the [[Gangotri National Highway]] has also been washed away.<ref name="cnnibn"/> [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] and the [[Uttarakhand]] state disaster management forces are currently involved in the rescue operations in the [[Uttarkashi]] region. "Nearly 2000 people have been affected by the floods. 200 families have been evacuated from low lying regions of [[Uttarkashi]] to higher ground", said the [[Chief Minister]] of Uttarakhand Vijay Bahuguna.<ref name="ndtv"/> Two children were killed in a house collapse in the [[Karnaprayag]] area of [[Chamoli]] district. Another child was washed away in the flash floods at [[Pokhri]] area of the district where landslides continued, blocking the highways leading to [[Badrinath]]. In the Gangotri area, [[Bhagirathi]] is reported to be flowing above the danger level with people being evacuated to safer areas.<ref name="cnnibn1">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/heavy-rains-create-havoc-in-ukhand-chardham-yatra-suspended/1035492.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126040138/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/heavy-rains-create-havoc-in-ukhand-chardham-yatra-suspended/1035492.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=Heavy rains create havoc in U'Khand, Chardham Yatra suspended|publisher=[[IBNLive]]|date=4 Aug 2012|accessdate=5 Aug 2012}}</ref>

===Himachal Pradesh===
Flash floods hit the [[Palchan]] region in Himachal Pradesh. Two bridges and a road which connects Manali to Rohtang were washed away on the night of 4 August 2012. About 120 people have been evacuated from the affected areas. A government school, an under construction hydropower project and many electricity poles were also washed away in the floods.<ref name="cnnibn"/>

===Uttar Pradesh===
Water logging occurred in the district of [[Moradabad]].<ref name="cnnibn"/>

===Jammu and Kashmir===
The Kathua district in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] was affected as water levels in the [[Ujh River]] rose. Twenty-three people were rescued and 90 families living near the [[Chenab]] were evacuated.<ref name="cnnibn"/>

==Effects==
''[[Business Standard]]'' reported that the [[Northern Grid]], which [[2012 India blackouts|collapsed]] on 30 and 31 July, would be likely to come under renewed pressure as the power generation in Uttarakhand was stopped due to flash floods. The major hydel power projects were shut down following torrential rains that hit the state. In Uttarkashi district, the flash floods have caused damage to three state-run small hydel projects, which are controlled by [[Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd]], resulting in their shut down. Due to the shut down, Uttarakhand would fall short of 18-20 million units per day during a monsoon season.<ref name="bstnd">{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/floods-in-uttarakhand-fresh-burden-for-northern-grid/482402/|title=Floods in Uttarakhand: Fresh burden for Northern grid|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=5 Aug 2012|accessdate=5 Aug 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Commons category|2012 Himalayan flash floods}}

{{Disasters in Uttarakhand}}
{{Disasters in India in 2012}}

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