A glacial lake outburst flood destroyed over 300 homes in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, as it struck the Gupis valley on 22, 2025, prompting hundred of eveacuations in at least six villages.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office reported a glacier flood in Hafrafellslón, west of Langjökull glacier, on August 22, 2025, with rising water levels measured in Hvítá River above Húsafell.
Two people died after a vehicle entered the Macdonald River near Wisemans Ferry during severe rainfall on August 20, 2025, as Sydney recorded 82 mm (3.2 inches) in 24 hours—its wettest day of the year and wettest August day since 2007.
At least 385 people were killed in Pakistan as torrential rains and cloudbursts triggered deadly flash floods and landslides across the country between August 18 and 21, with Karachi recording its highest rainfall since 1979.
More than 60 hikers were airlifted from Bugaboo Provincial Park, British Columbia, at around 08:00 local time (LT) on August 17, 2025, after a glacial lake outburst flood blocked exit routes.
Intense rainfall on August 20, 2025, caused severe flooding across the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Mexico, disrupting transport, stranding vehicles, and damaging at least 51 homes, according to municipal reports.
Three people were confirmed dead and three more are missing after record-breaking rainfall triggered severe flooding in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, on August 19, 2025.
Extremely heavy rainfall between August 16–19, 2025, caused severe flooding in Mumbai, India, leaving at least three people dead and two missing. The event prompted mass evacuations, transport collapse, and the extraction of over 16 451 million liters (4.35 billion gallons) of floodwater from the city’s pumping network.
Heavy rainfall on the night of August 17–18, 2025, caused flash flooding in Caracas, Venezuela, leaving one person dead on the old road to El Junquito.
Heavy monsoon rains triggered devastating floods and landslides across Pakistan on August 15, 2025, killing more than 160 people and destroying critical infrastructure. Additional casualties were reported in Indian-administered Kashmir, where at least 60 people died following a cloudburst and associated flooding.
