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====Floods, avalanches, and mudslides==== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" ! style="width:120px;" | Event ! style="width:120px;" | Date ! Country ! Description ! References |- | [[2010 Pakistan floods]] | July 2010 | {{flag|Pakistan}} | Flooding occurred in Pakistan after record [[monsoon]] rains, killing at least 1,600 people, thousands were rendered homeless, and more than thirteen million people were affected. Estimates from rescue service officials suggest the death toll might have reached 3,000. |<ref name="Bodeen">{{cite news |last=Bodeen |first=Christopher |title=Asia flooding plunges millions into misery |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400 |agency=Associated Press |date=8 August 2010 |access-date=8 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904101109/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400 |archive-date=4 September 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nyt20100730">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/world/asia/31pstan.html |title=400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say |last=Khan |first=Ismail |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 2010 |access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-31/pakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html |title=Deaths From Pakistan Floods May Reach 3,000, Rescue Service Official Says |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref> |- | [[January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides]] | 11 January 2011 | {{flag|Brazil}} | Floods and mudslides killed 903 people across the state of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/death-toll-from-brazil-floods-hits-600-1.870203 |title=Death toll from Brazil floods hits 600 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/numero-de-mortos-na-regiao-serrana-ja-passa-de-900-apos-chuvas-de-janeiro-2822331 |title=Número de mortos na Região Serrana já passa de 900 após chuvas de janeiro |website=O Globo |language=pt-BR |date=16 February 2011 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> |- | [[2013 Alberta floods]] | 19 June 2013 | {{flag|Canada}} | Massive flooding occurred in [[Alberta]], becoming the province's worst flooding in decades. |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-flooding-claims-at-least-3-lives-1.1325013 |title=Alberta flooding claims at least 3 lives |website=CBC News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> |- |[[2014 Southeast Europe floods]] |13–27 May 2014 |{{flag|Serbia}} {{flag|Bosnia}} {{flag|Croatia}} {{flag|Romania}} |Between 13 and 18 May 2014 a low pressure cyclone designated "Tamara" and "Yvette" affected a large area of Southeastern and Central Europe, causing floods and landslides. [[Serbia]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] suffered the greatest damage as the rain was the heaviest in 120 years of recorded weather measurements. At least 86 people were killed and hundreds of thousands had been forced from their homes. Assessments of damage range up to 3.5 billion euros for Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |- | [[2015 Afghanistan avalanches]] | 24 February 2015 | {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} | An avalanche killed 310 people and wounded over 129 in [[Panjshir Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11443833/Avalanches-kill-more-than-180-in-Afghanistan.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11443833/Avalanches-kill-more-than-180-in-Afghanistan.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Avalanches kill more than 300 in Afghanistan |last=Delhi |first=Zibair Babakarkhail in Kabul and Dean Nelson in New |website=The Telegraph |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=21 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | [[2015 South Indian floods]] | 8 November 2015 | {{flag|India}} | Heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon affected the [[Coromandel Coast]] region of the [[South India]]n states of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. More than 500 people were killed and over 1.8 million people were displaced. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly ₹200 billion (US$3 billion) to over ₹1 trillion (US$14 billion), the floods were the costliest to have occurred in 2015, and were among the costliest natural disasters of the year. |<ref>{{cite news |last=Narasimhan |first=T.E. |title=Chennai floods are world's 8th most expensive natural disaster in 2015 |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chennai-floods-are-world-s-8th-most-expensive-natural-disaster-in-2015-115121100487_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref> |}
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