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Yearender: Natural disasters that shook India in 2021 | PICS

Published on: December 30, 2021 13:47 IST
Yearender: Natural disasters that 'shook' and 'stuck' India in 2021 | SEE IMAGES. 
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Yearender: Natural disasters that 'shook' and 'stuck' India in 2021 | SEE IMAGES. 
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A devastating cloudburst hit Uttarakhand's Devprayag town on May 12, 2021. 
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A massive rescue and relief operation was launched after several shops, houses were damaged due to a cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Devprayag.
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Clouds, owing to Cyclone Jawad, hover in sky above Kalinga stadium in Odisha's Bhubaneswar on December 5, 2021. 
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Beach side temporary shops covered by polythene sheets in wake of Cyclone Jawad in Odisha's Puri. 
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NDRF personnel evacuate tourists from a beach in wake of Cyclone Jawad in Puri.
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Villagers wade through flood affected area following heavy rains induced by Cyclone Gulab in Visakhapatnam.
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Water logging on a road after heavy rains due to Cyclone Gulab effect in Maharashtra's Thane.
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A portion of Valiyathura beach washed away due to rough sea weather conditions induced by Cyclone Tauktae in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Satellite image released by NASA on May 18, 2021 shows Cyclone Tauktae approaching India's western coast. 
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Mangled remains of vehicles after a tree collapsed on them, uprooted by strong winds induced by Cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai.
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Damaged roof of a structure due to heavy winds as Cyclone Tauktae forms in Arabian Sea, in Mangaluru, on May 15, 2021. 
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A vehicle partially buried in debris of damaged structure at Shankarpur village area, in aftermath of Cyclone Yaas, in East Midnapore district.  
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A devotee reinstalls an idol of Lord Jagannath at Cyclone Yaas affected area of Udaypur beach, near Digha in East Midnapore district.
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A woman stands outside her damaged house at Cyclone Yaas affected area of Shankarpur beach in East Midnapore.
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A bridge over River Kanchi after it collapsed due to heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Yaas, in Tamar area of Ranchi.  
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Landslide occured at Kokkayar area in Idukki on October 16, 2021. 
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Rapid Action Force, Kerala Fire and Rescue personnel during rescue operations at site of landslide at Kavali in Kottayam district on Oct 17.  
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RAF, Kerala Fire and Rescue personnel during rescue operations at site of landslide at Kavali in Kottayam district.   
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Landslide between Mangalore Junction and Thokur railway station, after heavy rainfall in the area, in Mangaluru on July 16, 2021.  
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National Disaster Response Force team during a rescue operation at site of a landslide in Kinnaur district on August 11, 2021.
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A car under debris after a landslide on Reckong Peo-Shimla Highway in Kinnaur district on Aug 11.   
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A bridge collapsed after a landslide at Batseri of Sangla valley in Kinnaur district on July 25, 2021 where 9 people died. 
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A road blocked after a landslide at Batseri of Sangla valley in Kinnaur district.  
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Flood relief operation carried out as part of Operation Varsha in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.  
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Flooded locality at Badlapur after heavy rains in Mumbai. 
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Flood-affected villagers of Bhalla gaon after receiving relief material from authorities, in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, on February 12, 2021.
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Blocked Askote-Jauljibi road after landslide due to heavy rain, in Pithoragarh on October 19, 2021.
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A damaged house after heavy rain at Jumma village in Pithoragarh on August 30, 2021. 
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Flooded DLF residential locality at Semmancheri in Chennai on December 1, 2021.  
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A dog swims through floodwaters following heavy rains at Periyar Nagar near Chennai on November 29, 2021.
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A car stuck on a waterlogged street following heavy rain in Chennai on November 27, 2021. 
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Rescue and relief operation underway after a glacier broke off in Sumna area of Niti Valley near Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on April 24, 2021.  
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Rescue and relief operation underway after a glacier broke off in Sumna area of Niti Valley near Chamoli district.   
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Rescue and relief operation underway after a glacier broke off in the Sumna area of Niti Valley near Uttarakhand’s Chamoli on Apr 24.
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Workers wade through accumalated water during rescue operations inside Tapovan Tunnel, following glacier burst at Joshimath which triggered a massive flash flood on February 7, in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.   
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A view of Raini village, following glacier burst in Joshimath causing massive flood in Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. 
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Family members of workers stuck inside Tapovan Tunnel in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. 
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DG ITBP SS Deswal alongwith senior officials reviews rescue and restoration work at Tapovan and Raini area in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Feb 19.  
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A cloudburst washes away several buildings at Devprayag market in Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, on May 11, 2021.  
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Rescue, relief operation after several shops and houses were damaged because of a cloudburst at Uttarakhand's Devprayag.  
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Relief works underway after a cloudburst in Kumkara village in Uttarkashi district on Uttarakhand on May 4, 2021.  
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Indian Army jawan rescues a child and villagers stranded in flood-water in Tanakpur, Uttarakhand.   
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Submerged cars are seen at a flooded hotel resort as extreme rainfall caused Kosi River overflow at Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, on Oct 19, 2021. 
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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visits disaster-hit villages of Mando and Kankradi in Uttarkashi district.