Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State,India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is at a distance of 20 km (12 mi) from Kannur International Airport and one among five taluks in Kannur district. Iritty is one of the major towns lies between Coorg and Kannur international airport -Mattanur.
Kerala is situated between the Lakshadweep Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east. Kerala's coast runs some 590 km in length,while the state itself varies between 35–120 km in width. Geologically,pre-Cambrian and Pleistocene formations comprise the bulk of Kerala's terrain. The topography consists of a hot and wet coastal plain gradually rising in elevation to the high hills and mountains of the Western Ghats. Kerala lies between northern latitude of 8°.17'.30" N and 12°. 47'.40" N and east longitudes 74°.27'.47" E and 77°.37'.12" E. Kerala's climate is mainly wet and maritime tropical,heavily influenced by the seasonal heavy rains brought up by the monsoon Weather.
The 2008 North Indian cyclone season was one of the most disastrous tropical cyclone seasons in modern history,causing more than 140,000 fatalities and over US$15 billion in damage. At the time,it was the costliest season in the North Indian Ocean,until it was surpassed by 2020. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal,which is east of India,and the Arabian Sea,which is west of India. The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD),however the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories for military interests. An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season. Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Aila was the second named tropical cyclone of the 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Warned by both the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RMSC) and Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC),Aila formed over a disturbance over the Bay of Bengal on May 23,2009 and started to intensify and organize reaching sustained wind speeds of 110 kmh (70 mph). It was the worst natural disaster to affect Bangladesh since Cyclone Sidr in November 2007. A relatively strong tropical cyclone,it caused extensive damage in India and Bangladesh.
Operation Madad is the name of rescue operations conducted by Indian Navy in various occasions within India. The word "madad" in Hindi means "help".
This is a list of notable recorded floods that have occurred in India. Floods are the most common natural disaster in India. The heaviest southwest,the Brahmaputra,and other rivers to distend their banks,often flooding surrounding areas.
Deep Depression ARB 02 was a weak tropical cyclone which brought heavy rains and flooding to the Indian state of Gujarat in June 2015. It was the third tropical cyclone and second deep depression of the 2015 North Indian Ocean cyclone season.
The 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below average yet deadly season in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. This season produced only three named storms,of which one only intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December with the two peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. The season began with the formation Cyclone Maarutha on April 15 and ended with the dissipation of a deep depression on December 9.
Following heavy rain in July 2017,the Indian state of Gujarat was affected by severe flooding. The floods were reported to have caused total 224 deaths between 1 June and 31 July 2017. 16 people had died in neighbouring Rajasthan state by 31 July.
The Brahmaputra floods refers to a catastrophic flood event that occurred in 2012 along the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries,as well as in subsequent years.
On 16 August 2018,severe floods affected the south Indian state Kerala,due to unusually heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. It was the worst flood in Kerala in nearly a century. Over 483 people died,and 15 went missing. About a million people were evacuated,mainly from Chengannur,Pandanad,Edanad,Aranmula,Kozhencherry,Ayiroor,Ranni,Pandalam,Kuttanad,Malappuram,Aluva,Chalakudy,Thrissur,Thiruvalla,Eraviperoor,Vallamkulam,North Paravur,Chendamangalam,Chellanam,Vypin Island and Palakkad. All 14 districts of the state were placed on red alert. According to the Kerala government,one-sixth of the total population of Kerala had been directly affected by the floods and related incidents. The Indian government had declared it a Level 3 Calamity,or "calamity of a severe nature". It is the worst flood in Kerala after the great flood of 99 that took place in 1924.
On 8 August 2019,due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season,severe flood affected Kerala. As a security measure in the prevailing situation of heavy rains,the India Meteorological Department had issued a red alert in the 9 districts in Northern and Central Kerala,orange alert in 3 districts of Central Kerala,and yellow alert in the 2 districts of southern Kerala. Thousands of people have been evacuated to safer places and relief camps. A total of 121 people have died due to rain-related incidents as of 19 August 2019.
The 2019 Indian floods were a series of floods that affected over thirteen states in late July and early August 2019,due to excessive rains. At least 200 people died and about a million people were displaced. Karnataka and Maharashtra were the most severely affected states. People died but many were rescued with the help of the Indian Navy.
On 1 August 2019,first week,due to heavy rainfall in the Monsoon season,severe flood affected the southern Indian State of Karnataka. As a security measure in the prevailing situation of heavy rains,India Meteorological Department issued Red alert to several regions of coastal and malnad regions of Karnataka state.
During the heavy rainfall over the monsoon period from 1 June to 18 August 2020,all 14 districts in Kerala were affected with 104 dead and 40 injured. Four districts in Kerala were flooded on 7 August 2020. Major reported incidents in relation to flooding include a landslide in Idukki district on 6 August,claiming 66 lives and an Air India plane crash that caused the death of 21 people. The 2020 flood in Kerala marked the third year in a row of severe monsoon flooding.
The 2020 Hyderabad floods were a series of floods associated with Deep Depression BOB 02 that caused extensive damage and loss of life as a result of flash flooding in Hyderabad,India in October 2020. Among the most affected areas were Balapur,L. B. Nagar,parts of Old City such as Hafiz Baba Nagar,Al Jubail Colony,Omer colony,Osman Nagar,Nabeel Colony,Falaknuma,Chaderghat etc. The fourth tropical cyclone and third deep depression of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season,BOB 02 formed on 11 October over the west-central Bay of Bengal and slowly drifted towards the east coast of India over the following three days.
The effects of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season in India was considered one of the worst in decades,largely due to Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan. Throughout most of the year,a series of cyclones impacted the country,with the worst damage occurring in May,from Cyclone Amphan. The season started with Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan,which affected East India with very severe damages. 98 total people died from the storm. Approximately 1,167 km (725 mi) of power lines of varying voltages,126,540 transformers,and 448 electrical substations were affected,leaving 3.4 million without power. Damage to the power grid reached ₹3.2 billion. Four people died in Odisha,two from collapsed objects,one due to drowning,and one from head trauma. Across the ten affected districts in Odisha,4.4 million people were impacted in some way by the cyclone. At least 500 homes were destroyed and a further 15,000 were damaged. Nearly 4,000 livestock,primarily poultry,died. The cyclone was strongest at its northeast section. The next storm was a depression that did not affect India. Then Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga hit Maharashtra,with high damages. Nisarga caused 6 deaths and 16 injuries in the state. Over 5,033 ha of land were damaged.
From January to October 2022,excessive rainfall and widespread monsoon flooding occurred in the South Asian countries of Afghanistan,Bangladesh,India,Nepal,Pakistan,and Sri Lanka. It has become the region's deadliest floods since 2020,with over 3,700 people dead.
After over 6,500 people died in flooding in 2020,monsoon floods hit South Asia again in 2021.
