{"id":19402,"date":"2025-07-19T07:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T07:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=19402"},"modified":"2025-07-26T08:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:03:55","slug":"flash-flood","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/web-stories\/flash-flood\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash Floods in India &#038; World:  Causes, Dangers &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Roboto%3Awght%40700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link 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style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6230529595015576% 0.6230529595015576% 0.6230529595015576% 0.6230529595015576% \/ 1.5384615384615385% 1.5384615384615385% 1.5384615384615385% 1.5384615384615385%\" id=\"el-59b93f57-2c1d-4915-9896-ae2e7eaf98e7\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.24094626168224298% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.889968em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">What is a Flash Flood?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:13.83495%;top:29.61165%;width:74.51456%;height:24.43366%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.39806%;top:-3.8835%;width:11.65049%;height:7.76699%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-e3ba6d29-db63-4375-a8ea-efc37de72eb1\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.00004%;left:0%;top:-0.00002%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-5-1.png\" alt=\"Untitled design 5\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:14.40129%;width:77.91262%;height:21.0356%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-1019b101-1ac5-4f26-8b53-533e2d780e0d\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6230529595015576% 0.6230529595015576% 0.6230529595015576% 0.6230529595015576% \/ 1.5384615384615385% 1.5384615384615385% 1.5384615384615385% 1.5384615384615385%\" id=\"el-978ca09b-8d85-43b8-a1d8-2693f6ab19d7\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.24094626168224298% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.889968em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Flash Flood-Prone Areas<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.70874%;top:38.1877%;width:80.33981%;height:23.78641%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6230529595015576% 0.6230529595015576% 0.6230529595015576% 0.6230529595015576% \/ 1.3793103448275863% 1.3793103448275863% 1.3793103448275863% 1.3793103448275863%\" id=\"el-675bf1a2-c3f5-4d45-b9bb-ed0a359b8a68\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.2672313084112154% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.987055em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">How to Stay Safe?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.00971%;top:36.40777%;width:83.73786%;height:26.53722%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5797101449275363% 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