Severe, widespread flooding hit parts of central China on July 15 and 16, 2024, as record-breaking torrential rains, with up to a year’s worth in 24 hours, claimed at least four lives.
Severe floods and mudflows struck Osh City, Kyrgyzstan, and the surrounding suburbs on July 14, 2024, causing widespread damage and prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency. At least 4 people are missing and roughly 420 were forced to evacuate.
South Sudan braces for the worst floods in 60 years predicted to affect an area of 65 000 km2 ( 25 000 miles2) and cause a famine affecting approximately 9 million people between June 2024 and January 2025.
Kanchanpur district in Nepal experienced severe flooding after record-breaking rains on July 8, 2024. This was the heaviest rainfall for the region in the past 78 years, with some regions crossing the 600 mm (23.62 inch) mark. The flooding caused 4 deaths and 1 person was reported missing.
Mumbai experienced severe disruptions on Monday, July 8, 2024, due to heavy rains, with a downpour of 300 mm (11.8 inches) in just six hours. The extreme waterlogging delayed several flights, trains, and buses, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a Red alert for the city. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared a holiday for schools and colleges in response to the weather conditions.
A privately owned dam in Manawa, Wisconsin was breached on July 5, 2024, due to heavy rains that delivered about 127 mm ( 5 inches) of water, overwhelming the dam and causing a flash flood that prompted the evacuation of residents living down the river.
A breach in a dike at Dongting Lake in central China’s Hunan Province on July 5, 2024, triggered massive flooding, prompting a large-scale evacuation and emergency response. State media reported that the breach, spanning 226 m (740 feet), forced nearly 6 000 people to evacuate from nearby areas. No casualties were reported.
The northeast region of India is reeling from catastrophic floods and landslides induced by relentless monsoon rains. The disaster has claimed at least 60 lives across multiple states, displaced hundreds of thousands, and caused extensive damage to homes, crops, and infrastructure.
Rain-related incidents have claimed at least 5 lives and caused widespread damage in Nagaland, India in the past few days, according to an official release from the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA). The extreme weather has destroyed houses, roads, bridges, and paddy fields across various districts.
A ‘wartime’ emergency was declared by local authorities in Pingjiang, China’s Hunan Province after flooding in Miluo River went 7 m (23 feet) above alert level.
