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When it rains, the amount of water increases in river and other water bodies. The water level rises due to which a natural disaster called flood takes place. India witnesses floods every year, frequently due to excessive rain which then results in overflow of rivers and lakes which adds to cause damage to lives and property. Over the years, India has witnessed worst floods causing numerous loss of lives and to property. This is a list of notacble recorded floods that have occurred in India. == Before 1999 == * 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. * On 11 August 1979, the Machchu-2 dam situated on the Machhu river burst, thus flooding the town of Morbi in the Rajkot district of Gujarat. Exact figure of loss of lives is unknown, but it is estimated between 1800 to 25000 people. * In 1987, Bihar state of India witnessed one of its worst flood till then. Flood occurred due to overflow of the Koshi river; which claimed lives of 1,399 human, 302 animals and public property worth INR . 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「Floods in India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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