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Table 1 Major cloudbursts occurred in Uttarakhand in 2020 and 2021.

From: Environmental and economic impact of cloudburst-triggered debris flows and flash floods in Uttarakhand Himalaya: a case study

Date of occurrence

Cloudburst hit area

Casualties

April–August 2020

  

 April 23, 2020

Kotdwar (Pauri district)

Low-lying areas were flooded and arable land was washed away

 April 27, 2020

Naugaon and Mori (Uttarkashi district)

Five houses were partially damaged and agricultural land flown

 July 14, 2020

Dharchula (Pithoragarh)

Landslide on the road connecting India–Tibet boarder

 July 19, 2020

Madkot and Tanga (Pithoragarh)

Three people were killed and six injured

 July 20, 2020

Bata, Sirtaul, and Munsiyari

Eight houses were buried, three people killed, 10 cattle died, and bridges and farmlands washed away

 July 28, 2020

Banagapani (Uttarkashi)

47 cattle died

 July 28, 2020

Ghat (Chamoli district)

Three houses flown, cowsheds collapsed, and three people died

 August 9, 2020

Gangi village (Tehri)

20 cattle were buried

 August 10, 2020

Sirwadi (Rudraprayag)

Seven houses were fully damaged

 August 10, 2020

Bageshwar

A house was collapsed and a bridge flown

 August 18, 2020

Mori village (Uttarkashi)

12 people died

 August 19, 2020

Near Lakhwar Dam (Uttarkashi)

A bridge was collapsed

 August 24, 2020

Tali-Ansari (Chamoli)

One person died and one injured

May–July 2021

  

 May 3, 2021

Kumrada, Baldogi, and Kamad (Uttarkashi)

Three people died

 May 3, 2021

Narkota (Rudraprayag)

On Three houses damaged and 1-acre arable land was washed away

 May 3, 2021

Khankra, Fatehpur Kotli, Gairsari Narkota

One person died

 May 11, 2021

Devprayag town

Sixteen buildings were collapsed

 May 20, 2021

Bijnad, Chakrata

Three people and 24 animals died

 May 30, 2021

Bangwari village (Pauri)

Two cows died and 0.5-acre agricultural land washed away, exiting crops damaged and fruit trees dislocated

 July 18, 2021*

Nirakot

One person died, 0.7-acre arable land washed away and three buildings and 5 bridges collapsed

 July 18, 2021*

Mando

Three people and two animals died, 1.2-acre arable land washed away, and five buildings and two bridges collapsed

 July 18, 2021*

Kankrari

One person died, 20.6-acre arable land was washed away, 11 buildings were damaged, and 6 bridges collapsed

 July 18, 2021*

Siror

0.6-acre arable land flown and one bridge collapsed

 August 07, 2021

Khirsu

50 cattle died, six cowsheds collapsed

 August 08, 2021

The Valley of Flowers

20-m pathways and a footbridge was washed away

 August 13, 2021

Marchula (Almora)

Houses, cowsheds, water pipes, and a road was washed away

 August 27, 2021

Bihar (Vikas Nagar)

Vyasi hydropower project was impacted

 August 30, 2021

Jumma village (Dharchula)

Seven people died

 September 7, 2021

Syunsad village (Pauri)

Farmlands and crops were damaged

 September 20, 2021

Panti village (Chamoli)

Houses, shops, and cowsheds were washed away. Karnprayag-Gwaldom road was blocked for several days

  1. *Present case study villages