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.
At least two fatalities have been confirmed in Andhra Pradesh after Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha made landfall along the Yanam coast, Andhra Pradesh, at around 19:00 IST (13:30 UTC) on October 28, 2025.
Air quality across New Delhi, India, deteriorated sharply between October 19 and 21, 2025, reaching “very poor” and “severe” levels at multiple monitoring stations. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the 24-hour average AQI rose from 296 on October 19 to 345–346 on October 20–21, prompting Stage II measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region.
A large landslide struck the Narsoo–Samroli area of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, at around 11:30 LT on October 13, 2025, collapsing a hotel, restaurant, and several nearby commercial buildings along the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway.
A rain-triggered landslide struck a passenger bus near Bhallu Bridge in Jhandutta subdivision, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, at around 18:30 LT on October 7, 2025, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others. The bus, carrying around 30 to 35 passengers, was buried under debris after a hillside collapsed amid intense rainfall. Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local authorities are searching for survivors as operations continue overnight.
At least 63 people were killed after days of intense monsoon rainfall triggered widespread landslides and flash floods across Nepal and northern India between October 3 and 5, 2025. Nepal’s eastern Ilam District suffered the heaviest toll, with 35 deaths, as rivers, including the Koshi, exceeded danger levels. Dozens remain missing, and thousands were forced to evacuate as authorities opened all 56 sluice gates of the Koshi Barrage and suspended air and road traffic.
Cyclone Shakhti intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the Arabian sea on October 4, 2025, just one day after formation as the first named storm of the 2025 north Indian Ocean cyclone season.
A mud volcano at Jarawa Creek, Baratang Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, erupted at around 11:00 LT (05:30 UTC) on October 2, 2025, after lying dormant for two decades. The eruption released mud, gases, and water across more than 1 000 m2 (10 760 ft2), forming a mound about 3–4 m (10–13 feet) high.
A minor eruption was reported at Barren Island volcano in the Andaman Sea at around 10:15 LT (04:45 UTC) on September 20, 2025, two days after a shallow M4.2 earthquake in the region. The National Centre for Seismology suggested the quake may have disturbed the magma system, although no independent confirmation of the link is available.
