India: Flood: 2015/11/08

Period	2015/11/08
Country or District	India
Event Type	Flood
Outline	Heavy rainfall and winds affected Tamil Nadu, India over 8-10 November 2015, causing floods and damage. Media report at least 10 people killed.

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Report/Articles

UNOCHA 2015/12/14
The floods affected about 3 million people including 1 million children, damaged over 116,000 houses and 92,000 hectares of farmland, with over 400 fatalities.

UNOCHA 2015/12/08
Media reports indicate at least 280 people have died.

ECHO 2015/12/02
As of 1 December, there were 200 dead in Tamil Nadu and another 30 in Andhra Pradesh.

ECHO 2015/11/24
As of 24 November, there were 169 dead in Tamil Nadu and another 33 in Andhra Pradesh, while 400,000 people have been displaced in Tamil Nadu.

ECHO 2015/11/18
As of 18 November, media reported over 80 dead (mostly in the area of Chennai) in Tamil Nadu, another eight in Andhra Pradesh.

Government of India 2015/11/17
Due to continuous rain over the past week, more than 70 people have reportedly been killed.

ECHO 2015/11/10
Media report at least 10 people killed.

Geographycal Data

European Space Agency, International Water Management Institute 2015/12/03
Second Wave of Catastrophic Flooding in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India (03 December 2015)

IFRC 2015/11/30
India: Floods Map (30 November 2015)

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) 2015/12/04
Flood in India (Load Cover)

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) 2015/12/04
Flood in India (Elevation)

IFRC 2015/11/30
India: Floods Map (30 November 2015)

UNOSAT 2015/11/26
Flood Waters Over Chennai Area, Tamil Nadu State, India (26 Nov 2015)

UNOSAT 2015/11/26
Flood Waters Over Chennai South Area, Tamil Nadu State, India (26 Nov 2015)