2008 Kosi flood

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The 2008 Kosi flood was a catastrophic river flood in northern India and Nepal that displaced millions of people and caused widespread destruction when the Kosi River dramatically changed its course.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
2008 Kosi flood canonical 1
Koshi Flood of 2008 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flood in India ⓘ
flood in Nepal ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ
river flood ⓘ
affectedArea Kosi river basin ⓘ
linked to: Kosi river region

north Bihar plains ⓘ
affectedPopulation millions of people ⓘ
cause breach of Kosi embankment ⓘ
change in course of Kosi River ⓘ
coordinateSystem Kosi River delta region ⓘ
country India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
disasterType hydrological disaster ⓘ
emergencyResponse assistance from international aid agencies ⓘ
relief operations by Government of India ⓘ
relief operations by Government of Nepal ⓘ
environmentalEffect deposition of silt on agricultural land ⓘ
river course alteration ⓘ
floodType riverine flood ⓘ
hasAftermath long-term displacement of communities ⓘ
policy debates on embankment safety ⓘ
rehabilitation and resettlement programs ⓘ
hasConsequence economic losses in affected regions ⓘ
loss of human lives ⓘ
spread of water-borne diseases ⓘ
impact damage to agriculture ⓘ
damage to infrastructure ⓘ
mass displacement of population ⓘ
widespread destruction of property ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bihar ⓘ
Saptari District ⓘ
Sunsari District ⓘ
locatedInRegion eastern Nepal ⓘ
northern India ⓘ
mainRiver Kosi River ⓘ
linked to: Kosi
mediaCoverage international news outlets ⓘ
national media in India ⓘ
notableFor dramatic avulsion of Kosi River ⓘ
large-scale humanitarian crisis ⓘ
partOf monsoon floods in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
partOfSeries Kosi River floods ⓘ
linked to: Kosi river region
relatedTo India–Nepal water management ⓘ
Kosi River embankment system ⓘ
linked to: Kosi Barrage

flood management in Bihar ⓘ
significantEvent breach near Kusaha in Nepal ⓘ
startTime August 2008 ⓘ
timePeriod 21st century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Koshi River → notableFloodEvent → 2008 Kosi flood ⓘ
Saptakoshi River → associatedWith → Koshi Flood of 2008 ⓘ
linked to: 2008 Kosi flood