Floods in Southern India

Several days of heavy rain in southern India left millions homeless in October 2009.
Floods in Southern India
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Floods in Southern India

This analysis shows rainfall totals across southern India from September 29 to October 5, 2009. The heaviest rainfall appears in blue and the lightest rainfall appears in pale green. Rain extends from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.

Published Oct 6, 2009

Atmosphere Floods

Flooding along the Krishna River
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Flooding along the Krishna River

These false-color images show a portion of the Krishna River in southern India in flood stage on October 5, 2009 (top), and before the flooding on September 10, 2009 (bottom).

Published Oct 5, 2009

Land Floods

Floods in Southern India
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Floods in Southern India

These false-color images show part of southern India on October 5 and September 10. The before-and-after shots show the impact of heavy rains in early October 2009 on the Penner River in Andhra Pradesh.

Published Oct 5, 2009

Land Floods