Overall Orange alert Flood
in India

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This flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102678
Glide number: FL-2024-000108-NPL
Death: 426
Displaced: 210791
Countries: India
From - To 10 Jun - 22 Sep

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India - Monsoon season, update (ECHO 04 Jul 2024)Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:57

  • North-eastern India is experiencing the monsoon season, which is causing widespread floods, the overflow of rivers, landslides and severe weather-related incidents. These events are increasing the number of casualties and damage.
  • Sphere India reports, as of 3 July, 48 fatalities, 489 sheltered people and 1,134,400 affected people across 23 Districts in the Assam State. In Mizoram, three people died, and six districts have been affected. In Nagaland, two people died, while in Manipur, one death has been reported. Furthermore, in Arunachal Pradesh, more than 500 people have been evacuated, and almost 72,500 have been affected across 27 districts.
  • For the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall is expected across the affected states of north-eastern India. A red warning for heavy rain is in effect across Assam state.
India - Monsoon rains, floods and landslides, update (ECHO 05 Jul 2024)Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:44

  • Heavy monsoon rains continue to affect the far north-eastern India, in particular the Nagaland state since June, triggering landslides and causing floods, flash floods and a number of severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in an increased number of casualties and damage.
  • Media report, as of 5 July, five fatalities across the Nagaland state, of which two in the Tuensang district and one each in Kohima, Tseminyu and Noklak districts, Nagaland state due to flash floods and landslides. Damage to infrastructures were also reported across the aforementioned districts and Mokokchung and Kiphire districts.
  • Over the next 48 hours, very heavy rainfall is still forecasted over north-eastern India.
India - Flash floods and severe weather (ECHO 07 Aug 2024)Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:33

  • On 31 July - 1 August, heavy rainfall and strong winds affected three districts (Shimla, Mandi, and Kullu) of Himachal Pradesh state (northern India) causing severe weather-related incidents and triggering flash-floods that resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to local authorities and SPERE India, at least four people died (three in Mandi and one in Kullu district) while 48 are still missing, most of them in Shimla district. Moreover, 20 houses have been affected (11 of them have been flooded), four bridges have been damaged and five roads blocked.
  • For the next 24 hours, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected across the impacted state.
India - Monsoon rains, floods and landslides update (ECHO 26 Aug 2024)Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:14

  • Heavy monsoon rains and thunderstorms continue to affect several states of India, triggering landslides and causing floods, flash floods and a number of severe weather-related incidents (mainly due to lightning) that have resulted in an increased number of casualties and severe damage.
  • The National Emergency Response Centre (NDMI) reports, as of 21 August, 15 fatalities across seven states: five fatalities in Madhya Pradesh, three in Uttarakhand, two in Maharashtra, two in Assam, one in Karnataka, one in Himachal Pradesh and one in Tamil Nadu over the period from 16 to 18 August. In addition, NDMI reports around 8,600 evacuated people, 259 damaged houses and more than 101,300 affected people across the affected area during the same period.
  • Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is still forecast over most of the country, except over western India.
India - Monsoon rains, update (ECHO 04 Sep 2024)Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:14

  • Heavy rainfall and widespread floods due to the Southwest Monsoon continue to affect north-western India, in particular the Gujarat state (bordering with south-eastern Pakistan) since 25 August, causing more casualties and damage.
  • The National Emergency Response Centre (NDMI) reports, as of 29 August, 28 fatalities, four persons still missing, 23 injured people and a total of more than 8 million affected people in the Gujarat state, mainly across northern districts of the state. In addition, NDMI also reports more than 900 blocked roads throughout the affected area.
  • Over the next 24 hours, very heavy rainfall is still forecast over most of the Gujarat state.
India - Monsoon rains, update (ECHO 08 Sep 2024)Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:11

  • Due to the Southwest Monsoon, heavy rainfall, widespread floods and landslides continue to affect western and south-eastern India, in particular Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states since late August, causing more casualties and damage. 
  • In Gujarat, the National Emergency Response Centre (NDMI) reports, as of 2 September, 61 fatalities, 42 injured people, 38,377 evacuated people and a total of more than 8 million affected people. In Andhra Pradesh, NDMI reports 19 fatalities, two persons still missing, 46,751 evacuated people and more than 448,000 affected people. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has appealed for additional financial support from the central government and has requested the crisis be officially recognized as a 'National Calamity'. In Telangana, NDMI reports 3,218 evacuated people.
  •  Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over the Gujarat state, while dryer conditions are forecast over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states.
Bihar State, India, September 2024Local media reported flooding in Bihar State of India in late September 2024.Sun 22 Sep 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
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