Residents in Surat, India were caught off guard after what appears to be a mud volcano suddenly erupted in the middle of their city. Social media is awash with videos and images of mud covering streets in the Kapodra neighborhood, which reached depths of approximately 10 cm (4 inches) in some areas. The ongoing metro construction work in the region is thought to have triggered the event.
Nearly 4 500 homes in four districts of upper Assam, India were damaged during a massive hailstorm that hit the region late December 26 into December 27, 2022.
A deep depression formed in the Bay of Bengal on December 7 and intensified into a Cyclonic Storm “Mandous” on December 8, 2022, becoming the third named storm of the 2022 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The cyclone is expected to make landfall over northern Tamil Nadu on December 9, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall.
A large rockslide occurred at a stone quarry in Maudarh, Mizoram’s Hnahthial district, India on November 14, 2022. The event resulted in the deaths of 12 workers and the destruction of 5 excavators, 1 stone crusher, and 1 drilling machine.
At least 10 people have been killed and 18 others remain missing after an avalanche in the Indian Himalayas hit a group of 41 mountaineers on October 4, 2022.
A temporary guard wall of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHP) at Gerukamukh, Arunachal Pradesh has been damaged by a large landslide caused by heavy rain over the past couple of days.
Some 15 000 people have been airlifted to safety after severe flash floods swept through makeshift camps during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to an icy Himalayan cave in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The cave is located at an altitude of 4.1 km (2.5 miles) and is covered with snow most of the year except for the short summer period when it is open to pilgrims.
The number of people that died in the massive landslide that hit Manipur’s Noney district on June 29, 2022, rose to 47 today.
A Bailey bridge, connecting two strategic locations in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh, was washed away in a flash flood that hit the region on July 2, 2022.
A massive landslide hit Manipur’s Noney district late Wednesday, June 29, 2022, extensively damaging local topography and completely blocking the Iljei River.
