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The 2012 Brahmaputra floods were an unprecedented flood event along the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries due to significant monsoon rains in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. 124〔 people were killed by the flooding and landslides, and about six million people were displaced. The worst hit area was the state of Assam in India. Flooding significantly affected Kaziranga National Park, where 540 animals died including 13 rhinos. In September 2011, the Brahmaputra River flowed through braided channels, but a year later, the channels could not be detected in the swollen river. During the monsoon season (June–October), floods are a common occurrence in India. Occasionally, massive flooding causes huge losses to crops, life and property. Deforestation in the Brahmaputra watershed has resulted in increased siltation levels, flash floods, and soil erosion in critical downstream habitat, such as the Kaziranga National Park in middle Assam.〔Das, D.C. 2000. ''Agricultural Landuse and Productivity Pattern in Lower Brahmaputra valley (1970-71 and 1994-95)''. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Geography, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong.〕〔Mipun, B.S. 1989. ''Impact of Migrants and Agricultural Changes in the Lower Brahmaputra Valley : A Case Study of Darrang District''. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Geography, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong.〕〔Shrivastava, R.J. and Heinen, J.T. 2005. "Migration and Home Gardens in the Brahmaputra Valley, Assam, India". ''Journal of Ecological Anthropology'' 9: 20-34.〕 Helicopters were deployed to drop food supplies to nearly 10,000 people in six villages where highway access was cut off by the flooding, about 550km west of Gauhati, the capital of Assam. ==See also== * 2015 Assam floods * 2013 Assam floods 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2012 Brahmaputra floods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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