Natural Disasters in India
Geography: KS3, topic 18.1.4
Flooding and Earthquakes
India lies on an active plate boundary and so is prone to earthquakes. Flooding events are also frequent in India during the monsoon season.
Flooding
- Flooding events are frequent in India during the monsoon season.
- During August 2018, torrential rain and high winds caused hundreds of people to lose their lives and left an estimated 220,00 people homeless in Kerala.
Flooding damage
- The monsoon floods caused significant damage to key infrastructure including:
- Road networks, mobile telephone networks and the closure of the airport.
Earthquakes
- India lies on an active plate boundary.
- In 2001, India experienced one of its worst earthquakes due to the release of the tension between the Indian and Eurasian plates.
- This resulted in the death of an estimated 20,000 people and injured over 1 million.
Test yourself on Natural Disasters in India
Which did NOT suffer significant damage in the monsoonal flooding in India of August 2018?