A massive cloudburst struck Chosoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district at around 12:00 local time (LT) on August 14, 2025, killing at least 60 people, injuring more than 300, and leaving over 250 others missing.
Widespread flash flooding struck Chattanooga, Tennessee, on August 12, 2025, after 160 mm (6.4 inches) of rain fell in a single day, prompting a local state of emergency, multiple rescues, and resulting in three fatalities and one missing person.
At least three people have been confirmed dead in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, after record-breaking rainfall triggered deadly floods and landslides across southern Japan between August 10 and 11, 2025.
Suicide Basin above Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska, began overtopping its ice dam at about 19:00 LT on August 10, 2025, triggering a unified emergency response and a state disaster declaration the same day ahead of an expected glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF).
Record August rainfall caused severe flooding and landslides in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on August 10–11, 2025, leaving several people missing and prompting evacuation advisories for over 3 million residents and widespread transport disruptions.
Milwaukee recorded its second-wettest day on August 9, 2025, with 146 mm (5.74 inches) of rain causing historic flooding across the city and nearby areas.
Flash floods in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, China, killed at least 10 people and left 33 missing after up to half of the county’s average annual rainfall fell between August 7 and 8, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping urged local authorities to carry out full-scale rescue operations.
A heavy rain emergency was issued for Kirishima City, Kagoshima as record rainfall lashed Kyushu, dropping nearly 500 mm (20 inches) of rain in just 12 hours on August 8, 2025. At least two people were hospitalized in Aira City after a landslide triggered by the heavy rain caused a house to collapse.
Ongoing floods across New South Wales prompted emergency evacuations in areas from Narrabri to Wee Waa as the Narrabri Creek crossed major flood level on August 6, 2025.
Severe flooding triggered by intense monsoon rains in late July 2025 has killed at least 10 people, left 12 missing, and injured 77 across Myanmar, affecting more than 131 000 people and displacing over 18 000 as of August 6, 2025.
