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	{{Infobox ~~flood~~		{{Infobox weather event
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	\|name=2009 India floods		\|name=2009 India floods
			}}{{Infobox weather event/History
	\|duration=July 2009		\|duration=July 2009
	\|~~total~~ fatalities=At least 299		}}{{Infobox weather event/Effects
	\|~~areas~~ affected=~~India:~~ [[Karnataka]], [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]], [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]]		\|fatalities=At least 299
	\|~~total~~ damages=		\|affected= [[Karnataka]], [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]], [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]]
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	The '''2009 India floods''' affected various states of India in July 2009, killing at least 36 people in [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]] and 13 in [[Kerala]]. The most affected states were [[Karnataka]], [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]],<ref name="expressbuzz20jul2009">{{cite web\|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Death+toll+in+Orissa+floods+rises+to+27&artid=/ihpe1ckbnU=&SectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA=&MainSectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA=&SectionName=nUFeEOBkuKw=&SEO=\|title=Orissa Death toll in Orissa floods rises to 27\|work=[[The Indian Express]]\|date=20 July 2009\|accessdate=20 July 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725210658/http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Death+toll+in+Orissa+floods+rises+to+27&artid=%2Fihpe1ckbnU%3D&SectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA%3D&MainSectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA%3D&SectionName=nUFeEOBkuKw%3D&SEO=\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="reuters1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL395339.htm\|title=Flash floods kill 36 in India, displace thousands \|date=20 July 2009 \|work=[[Reuters]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="decheorissa1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/13850/death-toll-orissa-floods-rises.html\|title=Death toll in Orissa floods rises to 15\|work=[[Deccan Herald]]\|date=15 July 2009\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="ieorissa20july2008">{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/flash-floods-kill-36-in-orissa-displace-thousands/491692/\|title=Flash floods kill 36 in Orissa, displace thousands\|date= 20 July 2009 \|work=[[The Indian Express]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Kerala]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.org/news.php?id=20495&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0\|title=Rain weakens, loss put at Rs 224 crore\|date=20 July 2009\|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726002633/http://www.mathrubhumi.org/news.php?id=20495&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0\|archive-date=26 July 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Gujarat]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/rajkot/28209474_1_heavy-rains-incessant-rains-lalpur\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811033627/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/rajkot/28209474_1_heavy-rains-incessant-rains-lalpur\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 August 2011\|title=250 flood victims shifted to safety \|date=19 July 2009\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> and [[North-East India]]n<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275970,monsoon-floods-displace-200000-in-north-east-india.html\|title=Monsoon floods displace 200,000 in north-east India \|date=3 July 2009 \|publisher=Earthtimes.org\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> states.		The '''2009 India floods''' affected various states of India in July 2009, killing at least 36 people in [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]] and 13 in [[Kerala]]. The most affected states were [[Karnataka]], [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]],<ref name="expressbuzz20jul2009">{{cite web\|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Death+toll+in+Orissa+floods+rises+to+27&artid=/ihpe1ckbnU=&SectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA=&MainSectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA=&SectionName=nUFeEOBkuKw=&SEO=\|title=Orissa Death toll in Orissa floods rises to 27\|work=[[The Indian Express]]\|date=20 July 2009\|accessdate=20 July 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725210658/http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Death+toll+in+Orissa+floods+rises+to+27&artid=%2Fihpe1ckbnU%3D&SectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA%3D&MainSectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA%3D&SectionName=nUFeEOBkuKw%3D&SEO=\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="reuters1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL395339.htm\|title=Flash floods kill 36 in India, displace thousands \|date=20 July 2009 \|work=[[Reuters]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="decheorissa1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/13850/death-toll-orissa-floods-rises.html\|title=Death toll in Orissa floods rises to 15\|work=[[Deccan Herald]]\|date=15 July 2009\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="ieorissa20july2008">{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/flash-floods-kill-36-in-orissa-displace-thousands/491692/\|title=Flash floods kill 36 in Orissa, displace thousands\|date= 20 July 2009 \|work=[[The Indian Express]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Kerala]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.org/news.php?id=20495&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0\|title=Rain weakens, loss put at Rs 224 crore\|date=20 July 2009\|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726002633/http://www.mathrubhumi.org/news.php?id=20495&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0\|archive-date=26 July 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Gujarat]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/rajkot/28209474_1_heavy-rains-incessant-rains-lalpur\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811033627/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/rajkot/28209474_1_heavy-rains-incessant-rains-lalpur\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 August 2011\|title=250 flood victims shifted to safety \|date=19 July 2009\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> and [[North-East India]]n<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275970,monsoon-floods-displace-200000-in-north-east-india.html\|title=Monsoon floods displace 200,000 in north-east India\|date=3 July 2009\|publisher=Earthtimes.org\|accessdate=20 July 2009\|archive-date=13 September 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913010427/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275970,monsoon-floods-displace-200000-in-north-east-india.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> states.

	Floods triggered by heavy [[monsoon]] rains killed at least 36 people in the eastern Indian state of Orissa alone and inundated half a million homes.<ref name="reuters1" /> On 13 July, seven people were killed and many others missing when a bus fell into a rivulet after being swept away by flood waters in [[Nayagarh district]] in [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]]. Nayagarh is 87 km from the Orissa state capital, [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name="theindian-nayagarh-bus14jul09">{{cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/seven-dead-as-bus-swept-away-by-flood-waters-in-orissa_100217550.html\|title=Seven dead as bus swept away by flood waters in Orissa\|date=14 July 2009\|publisher=thaindian.com\|accessdate=20 July 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007180553/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/seven-dead-as-bus-swept-away-by-flood-waters-in-orissa_100217550.html\|archive-date=7 October 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The world-famous [[Sun Temple]] at [[Konark]] is also water-logged, causing hardship for tourists.<ref name="toi19july09">{{cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/bhubaneswar/28178451_1_orissa-bolangir-s-n-patro\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811033643/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/bhubaneswar/28178451_1_orissa-bolangir-s-n-patro\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 August 2011\|title=Torrential rain triggers second flood in Orissa\|date= 19 July 2009\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> The most flood affected districts in Orissa are [[Nayagarh district\|Nayagarh]], [[Cuttack district\|Cuttack]], [[Ganjam district\|Ganjam]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=13494\|title=Flood situation grim in Orissa, death toll rises to 33\|date=19 July 2009\|work=orissadiary.com\|accessdate=20 July 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725131316/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=13494\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Keonjhar District\|Keonjhar]], [[Koraput district\|Koraput]] and [[Kandhamal district\|Kandhamal]].<ref name="expressbuzz20jul2009" />		Floods triggered by heavy [[monsoon]] rains killed at least 36 people in the eastern Indian state of Orissa alone and inundated half a million homes.<ref name="reuters1" /> On 13 July, seven people were killed and many others missing when a bus fell into a rivulet after being swept away by flood waters in [[Nayagarh district]] in [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]]. Nayagarh is 87 km from the Orissa state capital, [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name="theindian-nayagarh-bus14jul09">{{cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/seven-dead-as-bus-swept-away-by-flood-waters-in-orissa_100217550.html\|title=Seven dead as bus swept away by flood waters in Orissa\|date=14 July 2009\|publisher=thaindian.com\|accessdate=20 July 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007180553/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/seven-dead-as-bus-swept-away-by-flood-waters-in-orissa_100217550.html\|archive-date=7 October 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The world-famous [[Sun Temple]] at [[Konark]] is also water-logged, causing hardship for tourists.<ref name="toi19july09">{{cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/bhubaneswar/28178451_1_orissa-bolangir-s-n-patro\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811033643/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/bhubaneswar/28178451_1_orissa-bolangir-s-n-patro\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 August 2011\|title=Torrential rain triggers second flood in Orissa\|date= 19 July 2009\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> The most flood affected districts in Orissa are [[Nayagarh district\|Nayagarh]], [[Cuttack district\|Cuttack]], [[Ganjam district\|Ganjam]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=13494\|title=Flood situation grim in Orissa, death toll rises to 33\|date=19 July 2009\|work=orissadiary.com\|accessdate=20 July 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725131316/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=13494\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Keonjhar District\|Keonjhar]], [[Koraput district\|Koraput]] and [[Kandhamal district\|Kandhamal]].<ref name="expressbuzz20jul2009" />

	Several parts of [[Kerala]] were affected with the torrential rains with losses amounting to [[crores]] of [[Indian rupee\|rupees]]. At least 13 people in Kerala state are reported dead due to floods in the state.<ref name="decchrkerala13">{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/latest-news/rains-claim-13-more-lives-kerala-518\|title=Rains claim 13 more lives in Kerala\|date=19 July 2009 \|work=[[The Deccan Chronicle]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> The most affected districts of Kerala are [[Kannur district\|Kannur]],<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071854470300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618143746/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071854470300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 June 2011\|title=Rain: Kannur suffers loss of Rs. 52 crore \|date= 18 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Ernakulam district\|Ernakulam]],<ref name="hinudu720-20jul09">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072058340300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200312/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072058340300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=Heavy rain: 720 take refuge in relief camps \|date=20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Kozhikode district\|Kozhikode]],<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071856340300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200236/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071856340300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=No let-up in rain in district \|date=18 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Kollam district\|Kollam]]<ref name="hindu20july09-rain-kollam">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072052500300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725201916/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072052500300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=Rain havoc continues in Kollam \|date=20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Thrissur]],<ref name="hindu20july09-monsoon-7644-trissur">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072053070300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200306/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072053070300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=Monsoon rage: 7,644 people shifted to relief camps\|date= 20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> Malappuram, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Alappuzha districts.<ref name="Hinud20july09-rain13">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072060251400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200317/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072060251400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=Rain death toll 13 \|date=20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> A number of relief camps are opened throughout the state.<ref name="hinudu720-20jul09" /> The Revenue Minister of Kerala state, [[K. P. Rajendran]] at [[Kozhikode]] has convened a meeting on 20 July 2009 to review the damage caused by rain. [[District Collector]]s and officials of the various departments of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad districts are likely attend the meeting.<ref name="hindu20july09-meeting-damage">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072051440300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115213/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072051440300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Meeting to review damage \|date=20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref>		Several parts of [[Kerala]] were affected with the torrential rains with losses amounting to [[crores]] of [[Indian rupee\|rupees]]. At least 13 people in Kerala state are reported dead due to floods in the state.<ref name="decchrkerala13">{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/latest-news/rains-claim-13-more-lives-kerala-518\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725214751/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/latest-news/rains-claim-13-more-lives-kerala-518\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=Rains claim 13 more lives in Kerala\|date=19 July 2009 \|work=[[The Deccan Chronicle]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> The most affected districts of Kerala are [[Kannur district\|Kannur]],<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071854470300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618143746/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071854470300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 June 2011\|title=Rain: Kannur suffers loss of Rs. 52 crore \|date= 18 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Ernakulam district\|Ernakulam]],<ref name="hinudu720-20jul09">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072058340300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200312/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072058340300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=Heavy rain: 720 take refuge in relief camps \|date=20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Kozhikode district\|Kozhikode]],<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071856340300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200236/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071856340300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=No let-up in rain in district \|date=18 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Kollam district\|Kollam]]<ref name="hindu20july09-rain-kollam">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072052500300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725201916/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072052500300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=Rain havoc continues in Kollam \|date=20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Thrissur]],<ref name="hindu20july09-monsoon-7644-trissur">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072053070300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200306/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072053070300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=Monsoon rage: 7,644 people shifted to relief camps\|date= 20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> Malappuram, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Alappuzha districts.<ref name="Hinud20july09-rain13">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072060251400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200317/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072060251400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 July 2009\|title=Rain death toll 13 \|date=20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> A number of relief camps are opened throughout the state.<ref name="hinudu720-20jul09" /> The Revenue Minister of Kerala state, [[K. P. Rajendran]] at [[Kozhikode]] has convened a meeting on 20 July 2009 to review the damage caused by rain. [[District Collector]]s and officials of the various departments of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad districts are likely attend the meeting.<ref name="hindu20july09-meeting-damage">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072051440300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115213/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072051440300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Meeting to review damage \|date=20 July 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref>

	Over three [[lakh]] people have been hit after incessant rains in [[Assam]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/assa-flood-sitaution-grim.htm\|title=Over 3 lakh hit, Assam flood situation grim\|date=3 July 2009\|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> and other north eastern states of India.		Over three [[lakh]] people have been hit after incessant rains in [[Assam]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/assa-flood-sitaution-grim.htm\|title=Over 3 lakh hit, Assam flood situation grim\|date=3 July 2009\|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]\|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> and other north eastern states of India.
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	\| ~~New~~		\| Orissa
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	\| 10<ref name="hindudelhi10" />		\| 10<ref name="hindudelhi10" />
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	\| Nr		\| Karnataka
	\| 178<ref name="indexpkarapmhflood">{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/flood-havoc-over-1-mn-displaced-in-ktaka-ap-maharashtra/525199/\|title=Rain fury claims 240 lives in 3 states, millions affected\|date=5 October 2009\|publisher=Indian Express\|accessdate=5 October 2009}}</ref>		\| 178<ref name="indexpkarapmhflood">{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/flood-havoc-over-1-mn-displaced-in-ktaka-ap-maharashtra/525199/\|title=Rain fury claims 240 lives in 3 states, millions affected\|date=5 October 2009\|publisher=Indian Express\|accessdate=5 October 2009}}</ref>
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	\|-		\|-
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	\| 37<ref name="indexpkarapmhflood" />		\| 37<ref name="indexpkarapmhflood" />
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{{short description|Floods that affected various states of India in July 2009}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox flood
|image location = File:India Maharashtra locator map.svg
|image name = Location of Maharashtra state in India
|name=2009 India floods
|duration=July 2009
|total fatalities=At least 299
|areas affected=India: [[Karnataka]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]]
|total damages=
}}

[[File:Floods.jpg|thumb|275px|[[ODRAF]] Rescue team in action]]

The '''2009 India floods''' affected various states of India in July 2009, killing at least 36 people in [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] and 13 in [[Kerala]]. The most affected states were [[Karnataka]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]],<ref name="expressbuzz20jul2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Death+toll+in+Orissa+floods+rises+to+27&artid=/ihpe1ckbnU=&SectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA=&MainSectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA=&SectionName=nUFeEOBkuKw=&SEO=|title=Orissa Death toll in Orissa floods rises to 27|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=20 July 2009|accessdate=20 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725210658/http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Death+toll+in+Orissa+floods+rises+to+27&artid=%2Fihpe1ckbnU%3D&SectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA%3D&MainSectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA%3D&SectionName=nUFeEOBkuKw%3D&SEO=|archive-date=25 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="reuters1">{{cite web|url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL395339.htm|title=Flash floods kill 36 in India, displace thousands |date=20 July 2009 |work=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="decheorissa1">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/13850/death-toll-orissa-floods-rises.html|title=Death toll in Orissa floods rises to 15|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=15 July 2009|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="ieorissa20july2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/flash-floods-kill-36-in-orissa-displace-thousands/491692/|title=Flash floods kill 36 in Orissa, displace thousands|date= 20 July 2009 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Kerala]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.org/news.php?id=20495&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0|title=Rain weakens, loss put at Rs 224 crore|date=20 July 2009|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|accessdate=20 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726002633/http://www.mathrubhumi.org/news.php?id=20495&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0|archive-date=26 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Gujarat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/rajkot/28209474_1_heavy-rains-incessant-rains-lalpur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811033627/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/rajkot/28209474_1_heavy-rains-incessant-rains-lalpur|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=250 flood victims shifted to safety |date=19 July 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> and [[North-East India]]n<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275970,monsoon-floods-displace-200000-in-north-east-india.html|title=Monsoon floods displace 200,000 in north-east India |date=3 July 2009 |publisher=Earthtimes.org|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> states.

Floods triggered by heavy [[monsoon]] rains killed at least 36 people in the eastern Indian state of Orissa alone and inundated half a million homes.<ref name="reuters1" /> On 13 July, seven people were killed and many others missing when a bus fell into a rivulet after being swept away by flood waters in [[Nayagarh district]] in [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]. Nayagarh is 87 km from the Orissa state capital, [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name="theindian-nayagarh-bus14jul09">{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/seven-dead-as-bus-swept-away-by-flood-waters-in-orissa_100217550.html|title=Seven dead as bus swept away by flood waters in Orissa|date=14 July 2009|publisher=thaindian.com|accessdate=20 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007180553/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/seven-dead-as-bus-swept-away-by-flood-waters-in-orissa_100217550.html|archive-date=7 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The world-famous [[Sun Temple]] at [[Konark]] is also water-logged, causing hardship for tourists.<ref name="toi19july09">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/bhubaneswar/28178451_1_orissa-bolangir-s-n-patro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811033643/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-19/bhubaneswar/28178451_1_orissa-bolangir-s-n-patro|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=Torrential rain triggers second flood in Orissa|date= 19 July 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> The most flood affected districts in Orissa are [[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]], [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]], [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=13494|title=Flood situation grim in Orissa, death toll rises to 33|date=19 July 2009|work=orissadiary.com|accessdate=20 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725131316/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=13494|archive-date=25 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Keonjhar District|Keonjhar]], [[Koraput district|Koraput]] and [[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]].<ref name="expressbuzz20jul2009" />

Several parts of [[Kerala]] were affected with the torrential rains with losses amounting to [[crores]] of [[Indian rupee|rupees]]. At least 13 people in Kerala state are reported dead due to floods in the state.<ref name="decchrkerala13">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/latest-news/rains-claim-13-more-lives-kerala-518|title=Rains claim 13 more lives in Kerala|date=19 July 2009 |work=[[The Deccan Chronicle]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> The most affected districts of Kerala are [[Kannur district|Kannur]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071854470300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618143746/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071854470300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2011|title=Rain: Kannur suffers loss of Rs. 52 crore |date= 18 July 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]],<ref name="hinudu720-20jul09">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072058340300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200312/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072058340300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2009|title=Heavy rain: 720 take refuge in relief camps |date=20 July 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071856340300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200236/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/18/stories/2009071856340300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2009|title=No let-up in rain in district |date=18 July 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Kollam district|Kollam]]<ref name="hindu20july09-rain-kollam">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072052500300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725201916/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072052500300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2009|title=Rain havoc continues in Kollam |date=20 July 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> [[Thrissur]],<ref name="hindu20july09-monsoon-7644-trissur">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072053070300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200306/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072053070300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2009|title=Monsoon rage: 7,644 people shifted to relief camps|date= 20 July 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> Malappuram, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Alappuzha districts.<ref name="Hinud20july09-rain13">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072060251400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725200317/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072060251400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2009|title=Rain death toll 13 |date=20 July 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> A number of relief camps are opened throughout the state.<ref name="hinudu720-20jul09" /> The Revenue Minister of Kerala state, [[K. P. Rajendran]] at [[Kozhikode]] has convened a meeting on 20 July 2009 to review the damage caused by rain. [[District Collector]]s and officials of the various departments of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad districts are likely attend the meeting.<ref name="hindu20july09-meeting-damage">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072051440300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115213/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072051440300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Meeting to review damage |date=20 July 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref>

Over three [[lakh]] people have been hit after incessant rains in [[Assam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/assa-flood-sitaution-grim.htm|title=Over 3 lakh hit, Assam flood situation grim|date=3 July 2009|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> and other north eastern states of India.

At least 10 people, including four children and two women, were killed and nine others injured on 27 July 2009 when a wall collapsed due to heavy rains in the satellite township [[Noida]] of the national capital of [[Delhi]].<ref name="hindudelhi10">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200907280376.htm|title=Heavy rains lash Delhi; 10 killed in Noida |date=28 July 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=28 July 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090830214026/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200907280376.htm| archivedate= 30 August 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==Losses and damage==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! State || No of deaths reported || Losses ( in [[Indian Rupee|Rupees]])
|-
| New
| 36<ref name="ieorissa20july2008" /><ref name="ndtvvideo1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1136746|title=Floods in Orissa claim 36 lives|work=[[NDTV]]|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref>
|1

|-
| Mh
| 13<ref name="decchrkerala13" /><ref name="Hinud20july09-rain13" />
|12
|-
| Va
| 10<ref name="hindudelhi10" />
|63
|-
| Nr
| 178<ref name="indexpkarapmhflood">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/flood-havoc-over-1-mn-displaced-in-ktaka-ap-maharashtra/525199/|title=Rain fury claims 240 lives in 3 states, millions affected|date=5 October 2009|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=5 October 2009}}</ref>
|2
|-
| Jh f da ch
| 37<ref name="indexpkarapmhflood" />
|6
|-
| Maharashtra
| 25<ref name="indexpkarapmhflood" />
|
|}

==References==
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{{Disasters in India in 2009}}

[[Category:2009 floods|India Floods, 2009]]
[[Category:Floods in India]]
[[Category:2009 disasters in India|India Floods, 2009]]

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