170 people have already lost their lives in the recent flood that struck the indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Witnessing human terror since ages‚ the valley is under the threat of floods due to a week long incessant rain which is affecting the rescue operations as well. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday declared the situation a "national-level disaster"‚ and announced a special assistance of Rs 1‚000 crores for the flood-hit state‚ from PM’s relief fund. River Jhelum flowing
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who suffered from Albany Flood of 1994. Albany and surrounding areas in Southwest Georgia endured the natural disaster hailing from a Tropical Storm named “Alberto”. This natural disaster flooded the campus of Albany State College‚ later to be known as Albany State University. In which this caused the enrollment of students attending Albany State College to decrease slightly. Through research findings‚ I will compare the number of students enrolled before and after the flood by reviewing historical
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story lines. Each story contains a flood caused by the actions of men‚ and an individual chosen by a deity to build an ark to survive the flood. However‚ there are differences between the literature due to the culture of the people recording the texts. The Epic of Gilgamesh has a polytheistic religion and immortality‚ while the book of Genesis and the Quran is monotheistic and does not mention immortality. The similarities presented in the three texts include a flood caused by man and a chosen individual
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It is one week since Uttarakhand’s worst disaster in living memory. Flash floods resulting from extremely intense rainfall swept away mountainsides‚ villages and towns‚ thousands of people‚ animals‚ agricultural fields‚ irrigation canals‚ domestic water sources‚ dams‚ roads‚ bridges‚ and buildings — anything that stood in the way. A week later‚ media attention remains riveted on the efforts to rescue tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists visiting the shrines in the uppermost reaches of Uttarakhand’s
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of Gilgamesh vs. Noah’s Ark The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Flood and Genesis 6:9‚ Noah’s Ark‚ are two well-known flood stories. Both stories are very similar to each other‚ but with important differences. There is a controversy between the two stories‚ that it is the same story but told differently. Some similarities between the two are that they both include a boat‚ a righteous hero and passengers. The differences are the cause of the flood‚ the duration and the means of announcement. The obvious
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story of the flood‚ and what god actually meant‚ I will be discussing two stories. The flood is referred to as the ending of mankind‚ and the world due to god being frustrated with how the humans were acting. In this case I am referring to Genesis and Gilgamesh‚ and looking at how they are different and similar by comparing their reasonings for the flood‚ the announcement‚ and the birds that were sent at the end of each flood. The reasoning for the flood in Genesis and for the flood in Gilgamesh
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North-West and Kherkatia Suti in Northeast. Geomorphologically the island is alluvial. Large number of wetlands and rivulets constitute excellent breeding ground for numerous indigenous fishes. Every year whether there in flood in Assam or not‚ the Majuli Sub- Division is always affected by floods‚ forcing people to take shelter in roads and higher land. DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS As per the year 2011 Majuli consists of a total of 248 villages with a total population of 153400. Out of this Majuli
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civilizations connected the river to their higher power they had different views on the river. In Mesopotamian society‚ the people were afraid of the river and prayed to their gods to not kill them with the floods. In the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ there is a short story within it about Gilgamesh and the Flood. In Gilgamesh and
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of the most effective and significant flood protection infrastructure in the Province of Manitoba‚ Canada ("Red river floodway‚" 2011). Ever since it had been putting in use‚ it has prevented more than $40 billion (in 2011 dollars) in flood damage in Winnipeg ("Red river floodway‚" 2011). However‚ after 1997 "Flood of the Century‚" the International Joint Commission analyzed the flood protection measures and concluded that‚ under situations similar to the flood in 1997‚ there would be a high risk of
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that the total amount of relief grants paid equalled $525 000. Due to the floods businesses were damaged and lost stock and income. Not all businesses were covered by insurance and it is estimated the businesses in the Coffs Harbour area lost a total amount of $2.2 million. Natural environment Natural environment The floods left great impact on river systems and the coast. Due to the strong currents of the flood waters river banks and beaches were eroded away. This causes loss of vegetation
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