Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district swept away 18 semi-permanent structures and left five people missing on June 24, 2026, while multiple landslides cut off road access to the affected area and hampered rescue operations.
A rare rotating vortex damaged structures and injured six people near Vaagaikulam in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district on June 21, 2026, after severe thunderstorms tore roofing sheets from a mini theme park and sent debris into nearby power infrastructure. The injured visitors, who were bathing beneath artificial waterfalls when the structure failed, suffered fractures and were admitted to Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital. Videos of the vortex circulated widely on social media, prompting tornado reports, although subsequent meteorological assessments described the phenomenon as a localized convective vortex rather than a confirmed tornado.
Over 10 000 pilgrims were rescued after multiple landslides disrupted the Kedarnath pilgrimage route in Uttarakhand late on May 19, 2026, temporarily blocking movement between Sonprayag and Gaurikund.
Severe thunderstorms swept across Uttar Pradesh, India, on the night of May 13, 2026, claiming at least 104 lives and leaving over 59 people injured across the state. Prayagraj was the worst hit, with preliminary reports indicating between 20 and 30 fatalities. Widespread destruction was reported in multiple districts, with more than 80 homes being damaged along with other structures.
A severe thunderstorm with hail, record rain, and strong winds hit Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, on Wednesday evening, April 29, 2026, killing at least 7 people in a hospital wall collapse and 3 more in separate incidents.
A rare tornado was reported near Devipur in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on April 11, 2026, during scattered afternoon thundershowers. Eyewitness videos showed a narrow funnel extending from the cloud base to a rotating dust plume at the surface, while preliminary reports indicated no damage, injuries, or casualties. Faizan Arif, a Kashmir-based weather analyst, described the Akhnoor tornado as a “never-before-witnessed” event in Jammu’s Akhnoor area.
A powerful dust storm accompanied by strong winds, rain, and hail struck western Uttar Pradesh, India on the night of April 3, 2026, leaving at least three people dead and two injured. The storm caused extensive damage to standing and harvested crops across multiple districts, with authorities reporting widespread agricultural losses and structural damage.
At least seven people were killed and five others injured after an avalanche struck vehicles along the Srinagar–Leh highway near Zojila Pass in Ladakh, northern India, on March 27, 2026.
A rare tornado struck near Tato in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj District on March 15, 2026, killing at least two people and injuring 29 others who had to be hospitalized. More than a hundred homes have reportedly been damaged and destroyed. Local reports mention this was the widest tornado to have ever struck Odisha.
Five Nipah virus cases have been reported in West Bengal, India, as of late January 2026, including doctors and nurses. The virus, which spreads from fruit bats to humans and between people, has prompted state authorities to quarantine more than 100 contacts and conduct field surveillance in affected districts. There is currently no licensed vaccine or antiviral treatment, and containment measures focus on isolation and contact tracing.
