'New normal'? Unprecedented floods seen across Earth in 2023: See photos
China floods are latest in the series of devastating floods the Earth has seen in 2023. Experts warn this can become the 'new normal' as climate crisis worsens.
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India: People carry their belongings at a flooded Yamuna Khadar in New Delhi in July. Parts of north and west India witnessed heavy flooding triggered by relentless rainfall, forcing people to flee their homes as parts of several cities remained inundated for days.((Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo))
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China: Rescuers using rubber boats evacuate trapped residents as a truck, left, is seen submerged by floodwaters in Zhuozhou in northern China's Hebei province, south of Beijing, Wednesday. China's capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days. The floods, triggered by incessant rain have have 21 people so far.(AP)
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India: A view of the aftermath of the flood occurred by the incessant monsoon rains, in Manali, Himachal Pradesh in July. Himalayan states including Himachal, Uttarakhand faced the worst crisis in the country as monsoon hit the region. Glash flood triggered by cloudbursts caused severe damage to infrastructure, livestock, vehicles in Himachal, estimated to be around ₹8,000 crore. (ANI)
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Japan: Debris from flooding sits in the road in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, on July 10 after heavy rains hit wide areas of Kyushu island. The island witnessed what forecasters warned as the "heaviest rain ever" in the region, which triggered a landslides killing six people and forcing large scale evacuation in the southwest Japan region. Experts have warned such unprecedented floods will become "more common" as the climate crisis worsens.(AFP)
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