Mumbai, the financial capital, is submerged due to heavy rains, prompting the India Meteorological Department to forecast extremely heavy rainfall in north Konkan, including Mumbai. The downpour is expected to persist over Madhya Maharashtra,

On Aug. 5, a flash flood devastated much of the Himalayan village of Dharali in India’s Uttarakhand state. As of Aug. 17, six people were confirmed dead, while 60-70 people remained missing. The primary cause of the flash flood is still unconfirmed,

Nearly 50 people died in flash floods and landslides in August in nearby Himachal Pradesh state. Record rains in July killed more than 100 people over two weeks in northern India, as roads were ...

Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in India’s Himalayan regions and Pakistan’s northern areas, which are prone to flash floods and landslides.

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka due to extremely heavy rainfall expected on August 19. Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Kerala are under orange alert.

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Bridge and shops were washed away in Himachal Pradesh following flash floods after an overnight cloudburst hit Kullu’s Kanon village. The torrential rain in the hill state is triggering landslides at several places.

Recent cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides in the Himalayan states highlight the region's vulnerability to intense rainfall, even during normal monsoon seasons. Districts like Kishtwar and Uttarkashi,