More than a dozen roads in Imperial County, California were shut down on August 26, 2025, after severe monsoonal storms triggered flash floods, road erosion, and power outages across the region.
At least 3 people were killed and 10 injured after Typhoon Kajiki made landfall between Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces on August 25, 2025, triggering widespread flooding and infrastructure damage across north-central Vietnam.
Monsoon rains have caused 306 deaths in Himachal Pradesh, India, since June 20, 2025, including 155 rain-related and 148 road accident fatalities, according to the State Disaster Management Authority. Estimated losses exceed ₹2 348 crore (USD 281.8 million).
Charleston broke a daily rainfall record as a stalled cold front over the southeastern United States dropped up to 300 mm (12 inches) rain in Charleston County, on Friday, August 22, 2025. The system also affected parts of southeastern Georgia, prompting Level 2 of 4 flash flood risk alerts from the Weather Prediction Center, with rainfall rates exceeding 75 mm (3 inches) per hour and localized accumulations up to 150 mm (6 inches) expected through Sunday, August 24.
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.
