India monsoon floods News

Europe’s Floods Top Aon Benfield’s List of June’s Catastrophes

The latest report from Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, which reviews the natural disasters that occurred worldwide during June 2013, highlights the $22 billion in economic losses and the $5 billion insured loss …

India Searches for Flood Survivors as Death Toll May Rise

Flash floods triggered by torrential rain in northern India may have killed hundreds of people, a government official said, as the armed forces stepped up searches for those stranded in mountainous areas. Narrow valleys in the foothills of the Himalayas, …

Monsoon Triggers Floods in India’s Himalayas, Killing 138

Air force helicopters and rescue teams searched for survivors in northern India after days of monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least 138 people and leaving hundreds missing. Parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the worst-hit states …