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This is a list of notable recorded floods that have occurred in India. Floods are the most common natural disaster in India. The heaviest southwest the [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra]] and other rivers to distend their banks, often flooding surrounding areas. {{Citation Needed|date=September 2020}}

== In the 20th century ==
* [[1943 Madras floods|In October 1943]], Madras (now [[Chennai]]) saw the worst flood to hit the city. Flood occurred due to excessive rains that lasted for 6 days and overflowed Coovum and the Adyar rivers. Damage caused to life and property was immense however estimate figure is unknown. the flood left thousands of people homeless.<ref>{{cite news|title=Memories of Madras: Story of a submerged city|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2650132.ece|date=22 November 2011|first=Prince|last=Frederick|accessdate=28 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[1979 Machchhu dam failure|On 11 August 1979]], the Machchu-2 [[dam]] situated on the [[Machchhu River]] burst, thus flooding the town of [[Morbi]] in the [[Rajkot district]] of [[Gujarat]].<ref name="Noorani1979">{{cite journal |last1=Noorani |first1=A. G. |date=25 August 1979 |title=The Inundation of Morvi |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=14 |issue=34 |pages=1454 |jstor=4367866 }}</ref> Exact figure of loss of lives is unknown, but it is estimated between 1800 to 2500 people.<ref name="Noorani1984">{{cite journal |last1=Noorani |first1=A. G. |date=21 April 1984 |title=Dissolving Commissions of Inquiry |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=19 |issue=16 |pages=667–668 |jstor=4373178 }}</ref><ref name="Dept">{{cite book|author=World Bank. Environment Dept|title=Environmental assessment sourcebook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QtSvTSHVxeQC&pg=PA86|accessdate=10 January 2012|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-1845-4|page=86|year=1991}}</ref><ref name="ol">{{cite news | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281980 | title=The Loudest Crash Of ’79 | work=Outlook India | date=27 August 2012 | accessdate=28 May 2015 | author=S.B. Easwaran | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224085844/http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281980 | archive-date=24 December 2014 }}</ref>
* In 1987, [[Bihar]] state of India witnessed [[1987 Bihar flood|one of its worst floods]] till then. Flood occurred due to overflow of the [[Koshi river]]; which claimed lives of 1,399 humans, 302 animals and public property worth INR {{INRConvert|68|B}}.
* In 1988, Punjab experienced its [[1988 Punjab floods|first flood]] when all the rivers in Punjab overflowed.
* In [[1993 India floods|July 1993]], flash floods killed 530 people across the seven to eight states of India.

== In the 21st century ==
* Heavy rains across the state of Maharashtra, including large areas of the [[metropolis]] Mumbai which received 567 (tmkoc inches) alone on [[Maharashtra floods of 2005|26 July 2005]] killed at-least 1,094 people. The day is still remembered as the day ''Mumbai came to a standstill'', as the city faced worst ever rain. [[Mumbai International Airport]] remained closed for 30 hours, [[Mumbai-Pune Expressway]] was closed for 24 hours with public property loss was estimated at {{INRConvert|550|c}}.
*[[2013 North India floods|June 2013 North Indian floods:]] Heavy rain due to [[a burst of a cloud]] caused severe floods and landslides on the North Indian states, mainly [[Uttarakhand]] and nearby states. More than 5,700 people were presumed dead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-raises-flood-death-toll-reaches-5700-as-all-missing-persons-now-presumed-dead/|title=India raises flood death toll reaches 5,700 as all missing persons now presumed dead.|date=July 16, 2013|work=CBS News|access-date=2018-08-26|language=en}}</ref>
* [[June 2015 Gujarat flood]]: Heavy rain in June 2015 resulted in widespread flood in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of [[Gujarat]] resulting in more than 70 deaths. The wild life of [[Gir Forest National Park]] and adjoining area was also affected.<ref name="Sonawane 2015">{{cite web | last=Sonawane | first=Vishakha | title=Heavy Rains In India: 70 Dead in Gujarat, Flood Alert In Jammu And Kashmir | website=International Business Times | date=26 June 2015 | url=http://www.ibtimes.com/heavy-rains-india-70-dead-gujarat-flood-alert-jammu-kashmir-1985004 | accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="NDTV2015">{{cite web | title=5 Lions Found Dead in Gujarat After Heavy Rain Leads to Flooding | website=NDTV| date=26 June 2015 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-lions-found-dead-in-gujarat-after-heavy-rain-leads-to-flooding-775732 | accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[July 2015 Gujarat flood]]:Heavy rain in July 2015 resulted in widespread flood in north [[Gujarat]] resulting in more than 70 deaths.<ref name="Firstpostv2015">{{cite web | title=Gujarat floods: 72 people dead, over 81,000 cattle perished due to heavy rains | website=Firstpost | date=5 August 2015 | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/gujarat-floods-72-people-dead-over-81000-cattle-perished-due-to-heavy-rains-2380592.html | accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[2015 South Indian floods]]:Heavy rain in Nov-Dec 2015 resulted in flooding of Adyar, Cooum rivers in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] resulting in financial loss and human lives.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Role of Eastern Ghats Orography and Cold Pool in an Extreme Rainfall Event over Chennai on 1 December 2015|journal = Monthly Weather Review|volume = 146|issue = 4|pages = 943–965|author=Jayesh Phadtare|doi=10.1175/MWR-D-16-0473.1|year = 2018|doi-access = free}}</ref>
* [[2016 Assam floods]]: Heavy rains in July–August resulted in floods affecting 1.8 million people and flooding the [[Kaziranga National Park]] killing around 200 wild animals.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|title=Flooding in India affects 1.6m people and submerges national park|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/27/flooding-in-india-affects-16m-people-and-submerges-national-park|accessdate=2 August 2016 |date=27 July 2016 |author=Doshi, Vidhi |publisher=Guardian}}</ref>
* [[2017 Gujarat flood]]: Following heavy rain in July 2017, [[Gujarat]] state of India was affected by the severe flood resulting in more than 200 deaths.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-rushes-to-gujarat-announces-relief-package-of-rs-500-crore/articleshow/59766672.cms|title=PM rushes to Gujarat, announces relief package of Rs 500 crore|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref>
* [[2018 Kerala floods|August 2018 Kerala Flood]]: Following high rain in late August 2018 and heavy [[Monsoon]] rainfall from August 8, 2018, severe flooding affected the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]] resulting over 445 deaths.
* [[2019 Indian floods|August 2019 Indian floods]] including [[2019 Kerala floods]]: Following high rain in late July and early August 2019, series of floods that affected over nine states in India. The states of [[Kerala]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]] were the most severely affected.
*[[Brahmaputra floods]]
*[[2020 Assam floods]]
* [[2020 Hyderabad floods]], flash flood in [[Hyderabad]] in October 2020 that caused 98 fatalities, a part of the [[2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]
* [[2021 Uttarakhand flood]], flood in [[Uttarakhand]] in February 2021 caused by an avalanche from [[Ronti]] peak
* [[2021 Maharashtra floods]], widespread flooding in [[Mahad]] and [[Chiplun]] on 22nd July 2021 caused by exceptionally heavy rainfall.

== Climate change ==
Climate change has played an important role in causing large-scale floods across central India, including the Mumbai floods of 2006 and 2017. During 1901-2015, there has been a three-fold rise in widespread extreme rainfall events, across central and northern India – Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam and parts of Western Ghats – Goa, north Karnataka and South Kerala.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Roxy|first=M. K.|last2=Ghosh|first2=Subimal|last3=Pathak|first3=Amey|last4=Athulya|first4=R.|last5=Mujumdar|first5=Milind|last6=Murtugudde|first6=Raghu|last7=Terray|first7=Pascal|last8=Rajeevan|first8=M.|date=2017-10-03|title=A threefold rise in widespread extreme rain events over central India|journal=Nature Communications|language=En|volume=8|issue=1|pages=708|doi=10.1038/s41467-017-00744-9|pmid=28974680|pmc=5626780|issn=2041-1723}}</ref> The rising number of extreme rain events are attributed to an increase in the fluctuations of the monsoon westerly winds, due to increased warming in the Arabian Sea. This results in occasional surges of moisture transport from the Arabian Sea to the subcontinent, resulting in heavy rains lasting for 2–3 days, and spread over a region large enough to cause floods.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Simpkins|first=Graham|title=Hydroclimate: Extreme rain in India|journal=Nature Climate Change|volume=7|issue=11|pages=760|doi=10.1038/nclimate3429|year=2017|doi-access=free}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of floods]]
* [[List of deadliest floods]]
* [[Brahmaputra floods]]

== References ==
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