Q.

The heavy rains and cloudbursts during summer of 2013 devastated around 2000 villages, 1500 roads and 150 bridges in the State of –

A. Meghalaya
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Uttarakhand
Answer» D. Uttarakhand
Explanation: In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. As of 16 July 2013, according to figures provided by the Uttarakhand government, more than 5,700 people were "presumed dead."
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