Monsoon Fury Across India: 11 Dead As Floods, Landslides And Rising Rivers Trigger Havoc

Relentless monsoon rain unleashed death and destruction across several states on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people in Assam and Uttarakhand, while swollen rivers, landslides and flooding disrupted transport, shut schools and submerged homes and roads.

Uttarakhand witnessed the worst of the weather fury, with at least seven people killed in separate incidents. Three people died after a house wall collapsed in Almora’s Odyuda village, while two Nepalese labourers were killed when an old house collapsed in Almora town. In Dehradun, a powerful current swept away a car, killing two occupants.

Heavy rain also triggered landslides and falling boulders along the Dehradun-Mussoorie highway, disrupting traffic. Haldwani recorded 192 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, prompting the IMD to issue red alerts for Nainital and Almora. Schools were closed in several districts.

In Assam, four people were killed in two landslides in Guwahati. A couple and their 11-year-old daughter died when a landslide flattened their home, while their teenage son was rescued. Another woman was killed in a separate incident. Several parts of Guwahati were inundated, forcing commuters to wade through knee-deep water.

Jharkhand faced a flash-flood threat in 10 districts, with the Kharkhai and Subarnarekha rivers crossing danger levels in Jamshedpur. Authorities urged residents in low-lying areas to move to safer locations.

Uttar Pradesh too remained under pressure as the Mandakini river in Chitrakoot rose nearly four metres above the danger mark. In Varanasi, the rising Ganga flooded several areas and disrupted cremation services.

Heavy rain also affected Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi, causing waterlogging, road closures and power disruptions.

In a striking contrast, Meghalaya recorded a 38 per cent rainfall deficit in August, leaving rain-soaked Sohra and Mawsynram unusually dry.