2024 India floods

2024 India floods
Flooded area along the river bank of the Kachua river at Chargula, Karimganj, Assam.
Flooded area along the river bank of the Kachua river at Chargula, Karimganj, Assam.
Date26 May – 30 September 2024
LocationAssam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya and Gujarat
CauseMonsoon rainfall
Outcome65,000 people evacuated
Deaths1,878+[1][a]
Non-fatal injuries412+[a]
Missing151+[a]
Displaced351,000+
7.7 million people impacted[2][3]

Heavy rainfall during the 2024 monsoon season resulted in severe flooding and landslides across several regions of India. Rainfall caused significant flooding first in Assam State and later end of August also in Gujarat, India.[2]

  1. ^ Bowen, Steve; Kerschner, Brian; Zheng Ng, Jin (January 1, 2025). "Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report: 2025" (PDF). Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh: Floods and Landslides - Jun 2024 | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  3. ^ "Hundreds of thousands stranded as floods hit India and Bangladesh". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-08-23.


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