One of the worst floods in India’s recent history occurred in Uttarakhand in June 2013. The Great Flood of 2019: A Complete Picture of a Slow-Motion Disaster Skip to Comments The comments section is closed. Heavy rain due to a cloudburst led to sudden flash floods and landslides in the northern part of Uttarakhand. A recent report by the UN, “The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters”, reveals that in the last 20 years, 157,000 people have died as a result of floods. Main image: Flooding in Doncaster. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Fri 8 Nov 2019 12.34 EST Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 10.27 EDT To submit a letter to the editor for publication, write to letters@nytimes.com .