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CTV News
3 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
India's monsoon floods kill at least 22 people in the country's northeast
A member of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) distributes drinking water to a resident after heavy rains flooded the area around her home, in Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo) GUWAHATI, India — Landslides and flash flooding triggered by days of torrential monsoon rains in India's northeast have killed at least 22 people, officials said Saturday. Five people, including three from a single family, were killed on Saturday when their homes were buried in a mudslide in Assam state's Guwahati city, an official flood bulletin said. In neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh state, which borders China, seven people were killed on Friday when their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters. Two others drowned in a separate incident in the state. Eight people were killed in the states of Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya in the last 24 hours due to floods and mudslides brought on by the rains, according to official figures. Meanwhile in Assam, authorities disconnected the electricity in several areas to reduce the risk of electrocution, state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Heavy rains also led to flooding in many urban areas of Assam's capital city of Guwahati, leading to long power outages Friday night and prompting authorities to shut schools and colleges on Saturday. India's weather agency has forecast more heavy rains in the region in the coming days. India's annual June-September monsoon season offers respite from intense summer heat. But the rains that are crucial for crops planted during the season often cause extensive damage, particularly in the northeast, which is considered one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. Scientists say monsoons are becoming more erratic because of extreme weather and global warming, leading to frequent landslides and flash floods in India's Himalayan north. Wasbir Hussain, The Associated Press
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Climate
- Associated Press
India's monsoon floods kill at least 22 people in the country's northeast
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Landslides and flash flooding triggered by days of torrential monsoon rains in India's northeast have killed at least 22 people, officials said Saturday. Five people, including three from a single family, were killed on Saturday when their homes were buried in a mudslide in Assam state's Guwahati city, an official flood bulletin said. In neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh state, which borders China, seven people were killed on Friday when their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters. Two others drowned in a separate incident in the state. Eight people were killed in the states of Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya in the last 24 hours due to floods and mudslides brought on by the rains, according to official figures. Meanwhile in Assam, authorities disconnected the electricity in several areas to reduce the risk of electrocution, state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Heavy rains also led to flooding in many urban areas of Assam's capital city of Guwahati, leading to long power outages Friday night and prompting authorities to shut schools and colleges on Saturday. India's weather agency has forecast more heavy rains in the region in the coming days. India's annual June-September monsoon season offers respite from intense summer heat. But the rains that are crucial for crops planted during the season often cause extensive damage, particularly in the northeast, which is considered one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. Scientists say monsoons are becoming more erratic because of extreme weather and global warming, leading to frequent landslides and flash floods in India's Himalayan north.
Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Climate
- Malay Mail
India monsoon floods kill five in Assam, trigger landslides and urban chaos as red alert issued
GUWAHATI (India), May 31 — Torrential monsoon rains in India's north-east triggered landslides and floods that swept away and killed at least five people in Assam, disaster officials said today. India's annual monsoon season from June to September offers respite from intense summer heat and is crucial for replenishing water supplies, but also brings widespread death and destruction. The deaths recorded are among the first of this season, with scores often killed over the course of the rains across India, a country of 1.4 billion people. The monsoon is a colossal sea breeze that brings South Asia 70-80 per cent of its annual rainfall. Rivers swollen by the lashing rain — including the mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries — broke their banks across the region. But the intensity of rain and floods has increased in recent years, with experts saying climate change is exacerbating the problem. Assam State Disaster Management Authority officials on Saturday confirmed five deaths in the last 24 hours. A red alert warning had been issued for 12 districts of Assam after non-stop rains over the last three days led to flooding in many urban areas. The situation was particularly bad in the state capital Guwahati. City authorities have disconnected the electricity in several districts to cut the risk of electrocution. Several low-lying areas of Guwahati were flooded, with hundreds of families forced to abandon homes to seek shelter elsewhere. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government had deployed rescue teams. 'We have been reviewing the impending situation for the last three days', he said in a statement, saying that supplies of rice had been dispatched as food aid. 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 the highly complex monsoon. On Monday, lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai, where the monsoon rains arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, the earliest for nearly a quarter century, according to weather forecasters. — AFP
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
India monsoon floods kill five in northeast
Torrential monsoon rains in India's northeast triggered landslides and floods that swept away and killed at least five people in Assam, disaster officials said Saturday. India's annual monsoon season from June to September offers respite from intense summer heat and is crucial for replenishing water supplies, but also brings widespread death and destruction. The deaths recorded are among the first of this season, with scores often killed over the course of the rains across India, a country of 1.4 billion people. The monsoon is a colossal sea breeze that brings South Asia 70-80 percent of its annual rainfall. Rivers swollen by the lashing rain -- including the mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries -- broke their banks across the region. But the intensity of rain and floods has increased in recent years, with experts saying climate change is exacerbating the problem. Assam State Disaster Management Authority officials on Saturday confirmed five deaths in the last 24 hours. A red alert warning had been issued for 12 districts of Assam after non-stop rains over the last three days led to flooding in many urban areas. The situation was particularly bad in the state capital Guwahati. City authorities have disconnected the electricity in several districts to cut the risk of electrocution. Several low-lying areas of Guwahati were flooded, with hundreds of families forced to abandon homes to seek shelter elsewhere. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government had deployed rescue teams. "We have been reviewing the impending situation for the last three days", he said in a statement, saying that supplies of rice had been dispatched as food aid. 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 the highly complex monsoon. On Monday, lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai, where the monsoon rains arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, the earliest for nearly a quarter century, according to weather forecasters. str/bb/pjm/mtp
Arab News
3 days ago
- Climate
- Arab News
India monsoon floods kill five in northeast
GUWAHATI: Torrential monsoon rains in India's northeast triggered landslides and floods that swept away and killed at least five people in Assam, disaster officials said annual monsoon season from June to September offers respite from intense summer heat and is crucial for replenishing water supplies, but also brings widespread death and deaths recorded are among the first of this season, with scores often killed over the course of the rains across India, a country of 1.4 billion monsoon is a colossal sea breeze that brings South Asia 70-80 percent of its annual swollen by the lashing rain — including the mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries — broke their banks across the the intensity of rain and floods has increased in recent years, with experts saying climate change is exacerbating the State Disaster Management Authority officials on Saturday confirmed five deaths in the last 24 hours.A red alert warning had been issued for 12 districts of Assam after non-stop rains over the last three days led to flooding in many urban situation was particularly bad in the state capital authorities have disconnected the electricity in several districts to cut the risk of low-lying areas of Guwahati were flooded, with hundreds of families forced to abandon homes to seek shelter Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government had deployed rescue teams.'We have been reviewing the impending situation for the last three days,' he said in a statement, saying that supplies of rice had been dispatched as food 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 the highly complex Monday, lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai, where the monsoon rains arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, the earliest for nearly a quarter century, according to weather forecasters.
