Discussion:

How did the floods at Uttarakhand in 2013 affect the population? Was it a man made a natural disaster?

Heavy rains, coupled with cloudbursts, in the northern hill state of Uttarakhand, North India started on the 14th June 2013 and continued for about 60 hours, causing mass flooding and landslides. The monsoon rains were early and powerful and devastated five districts, affecting an estimated 300,000 people. At least 1,000 were killed, although the death toll is believed to be closer to 10,000 with 5,748 people who had gone missing and are now presumed to be dead.

There has been huge infrastructural damage caused by the catastrophe. Continuous rains and landslides damaged over 1500 roads and 154 bridges, while over 2,000 houses were destroyed. According to Government reports 18,228 cattle have now been killed and 20,000 hectares of agricultural land was severely damaged.

It was both man-made and a natural disaster.