Nearly 1 million people in 169 gram panchayats across six Bihar districts were affected by late-September flooding, state officials said. The Gandak, Ganga, and Kosi remained above the danger level on October 6, while many monitored gauges were falling or steady.
Search teams recovered the last reported missing victim of the Kottapuzha River flash flood in Malappuram, Kerala, India, on September 22, 2026, bringing the flood toll to six. Separate landslides in Kottayam and Idukki killed four others on September 20, the day of the flood, accounting for 10 reported deaths across the three districts.
Five people have drowned in flood-affected parts of Patna district as widespread flooding continues across Bihar, where more than 3.4 million people in 13 districts are affected as of September 8, 2026. The Ganga exceeded previous highest flood levels at Gandhi Ghat and Pandarak during the weekend, while the official flood-monitoring system showed the river still above its previous HFL at Sultanganj on September 8.**
At least 25 people were killed across India’s north and northeast after monsoon rainfall over the weekend of July 18 and 19, 2026, caused flash flooding, landslides, damaged roads, submerged villages, and led authorities in Assam to request Army and Air Force standby support for possible evacuations. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast calls for heavy to very heavy rain, with isolated extremely heavy falls, over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Assam and Meghalaya through July 21.
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).
413 pilgrims were rescued by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) after a cloudburst triggered flash floods along the Kinner Kailash Yatra route in Himachal Pradesh, India on August 6, 2025. At least 194 people were killed across Himachal Pradesh since the onset of the monsoon season in June.
A cloudburst triggered a destructive flash flood in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, early on July 29, 2025, killing three people from the same family and leaving one missing.
Severe flooding affected parts of Jharkhand, India, from July 26 to 28, 2025, following persistent heavy rainfall since mid-July. In Jamshedpur, approximately 60 homes were fully submerged, and around 100 were partially flooded. At least five fatalities were reported, including four youths who drowned while bathing in a check-dam in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.
A dog turned into an unexpected hero by saving 67 lives in Himachal Pradesh’s Siyathi village which was devastated by landslide on June 30, 2025. While monsoon continues to batter the region claiming at least 80 lives so far the dog’s contribution to saving lives has brought some good news to the affected people.
Flash floods triggered by multiple cloudbursts killed 4 people and left 16 missing across Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district from the evening of June 30 into July 1, 2025. Heavy monsoon rains caused 11 cloudbursts and 4 flash floods within 15 hours, severely damaging homes, roads, and public infrastructure.
