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Floods, landslides leave 69 dead in India

Free Malaysia Today

04-07-2025

Climate
Free Malaysia Today

Floods, landslides leave 69 dead in India

Heavy monsoon rains claimed at least 30 lives in India's remote northeast region last month. (EPA Images pic) SHIMLA : Flash floods and landslides after torrential rain over the last two weeks killed at least 69 people and injured 110 others in India's northern Himalayan regions, officials said today. Scores of people die each year during the rainy season due to flash floods and landslides across India, a country of 1.4 billion people. Rivers swollen by lashing rain – including the mighty Beas, which starts from the region's glacial peaks – disrupted several routes in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The 'cumulative damage' includes 69 people dead, and 110 others injured in different incidents over the past two weeks, the state's revenue department said in a statement. India's meteorological department yesterday issued a fresh alert for 'heavy to very heavy rainfall' in Himachal Pradesh and neighbouring Uttarakhand, another picturesque Himalayan state popular with Indian tourists. India's annual monsoon season from June to September offers respite from the intense summer heat and is crucial for replenishing water supplies, but also brings widespread death and destruction. Heavy monsoon rains claimed at least 30 lives and injured dozens in India's remote northeast region in June. It led to the Brahmaputra, another major river that originates in the Himalayas, overflowing into nearby towns and villages in India's state of Assam. Other instances of landslides and flash floods were also reported in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Manipur, with authorities pressing the Indian military to aid in relief and rescue operations. South Asia is getting hotter and in recent years has seen shifting weather patterns, but scientists are unclear on how exactly a warming planet is affecting monsoons. Last month, India's financial capital Mumbai was swamped by monsoon rain that began two weeks earlier than usual, the earliest for nearly a quarter of a century, according to weather forecasters.

Flash floods and landslides claim 69 lives in northern India after two weeks of heavy rain

Malay Mail

04-07-2025

Climate
Malay Mail

Flash floods and landslides claim 69 lives in northern India after two weeks of heavy rain

SHIMLA, July 4 — Flash floods and landslides after torrential rain over the last two weeks killed at least 69 people and injured 110 others in India's northern Himalayan regions, officials said today. Scores of people die each year during the rainy season due to flash floods and landslides across India, a country of 1.4 billion people. Rivers swollen by lashing rain—including the mighty Beas, which starts from the region's glacial peaks—disrupted several routes in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The 'cumulative damage' includes 69 people dead, and 110 others injured in different incidents over the past two weeks, the state's revenue department said in a statement. India's meteorological department Thursday issued a fresh alert for 'heavy to very heavy rainfall' in Himachal Pradesh and neighbouring Uttarakhand, another picturesque Himalayan state popular with Indian tourists. India's annual monsoon season from June to September offers respite from the intense summer heat and is crucial for replenishing water supplies, but also brings widespread death and destruction. Heavy monsoon rains claimed at least 30 lives and injured dozens in India's remote northeast region in June. It led to the Brahmaputra, another major river that originates in the Himalayas, overflowing into nearby towns and villages in India's state of Assam. Other instances of landslides and flash floods were also reported in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Manipur, with authorities pressing the Indian military to aid in relief and rescue operations. South Asia is getting hotter and in recent years has seen shifting weather patterns, but scientists are unclear on how exactly a warming planet is affecting monsoons. Last month, India's financial capital Mumbai was swamped by monsoon rain that began two weeks earlier than usual, the earliest for nearly a quarter of a century, according to weather forecasters. — AFP

India Monsoon Season Death Toll Hits 69 after Floods, Landslides

Asharq Al-Awsat

04-07-2025

Climate
Asharq Al-Awsat

India Monsoon Season Death Toll Hits 69 after Floods, Landslides

Flash floods and landslides after torrential rain over the last two weeks killed at least 69 people and injured 110 others in India's northern Himalayan regions, officials said Friday. Scores of people die each year during the rainy season due to flash floods and landslides across India, a country of 1.4 billion people. Rivers swollen by lashing rain -- including the mighty Beas, which starts from the region's glacial peaks -- disrupted several routes in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The "cumulative damage" includes 69 people dead, and 110 others injured in different incidents over the past two weeks, the state's revenue department said in a statement, according to AFP. India's meteorological department Thursday issued a fresh alert for "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in Himachal Pradesh and neighboring Uttarakhand, another picturesque Himalayan state popular with Indian tourists. India's annual monsoon season from June to September offers respite from the intense summer heat and is crucial for replenishing water supplies, but also brings widespread death and destruction. Heavy monsoon rains claimed at least 30 lives and injured dozens in India's remote northeast region in June. It led to the Brahmaputra, another major river that originates in the Himalayas, overflowing into nearby towns and villages in India's state of Assam. Other instances of landslides and flash floods were also reported in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Manipur, with authorities pressing the Indian military to aid in relief and rescue operations. South Asia is getting hotter and in recent years has seen shifting weather patterns, but scientists are unclear on how exactly a warming planet is affecting monsoons. Last month, India's financial capital Mumbai was swamped by monsoon rain that began two weeks earlier than usual, the earliest for nearly a quarter of a century, according to weather forecasters.