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Monsoon floods and landslides kill more than 100 in India
Every year in India, there is a season called the monsoon when it rains a lot.
This year, the heavy rain has caused floods and landslides, which are very dangerous.
More than 100 people in India have lost their lives because of these floods since July.
The state of Assam has been hit the hardest, with 87 people dying there.
Many people had to leave their homes because the water got too high.
Rescuers used boats and rafts to help people reach safe places.
In Kerala, more than 300 camps were set up to shelter over 10,000 people.
Heavy rain also caused problems in Jammu and Kashmir and in the nearby country of Sri Lanka.
Scientists think climate change is making the monsoon rains more unpredictable and severe.
The government says the bad weather may be connected to a natural pattern called El Nino.
Monsoon floods and landslides have killed more than 100 people across India since July, displacing thousands.
India's northeastern state of Assam recorded the highest toll at 87 deaths, with Sivasagar district hardest hit at 47 deaths.
Kerala reported 15 deaths and seven people missing, with over 300 relief camps sheltering more than 10,000 residents.
At least 31 people died in Jammu and Kashmir following short bursts of intense rainfall.
In Sri Lanka, flash floods and mudslides killed at least eight people since Monday and displaced around 12,000 in the central region.
- Who
- Residents of Assam, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, and Sri Lanka, along with officials including Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan.
- What
- Monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides that killed more than 100 people in India and at least eight in Sri Lanka, displacing thousands.
- Where
- India (Assam, Kerala, and Jammu and Kashmir) and Sri Lanka.
- When
- Since July, according to official data released on Wednesday; Sri Lanka's deaths occurred since Monday.
- Why
- Heavy monsoon rains caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides; scientists say climate change is making the monsoon more erratic, while the government linked the severe weather to El Nino.
Climate change as the driver
El Nino as the driver
Cause of the severe weather
Climate change as the driver
Scientists say climate change is making the monsoon weather pattern more erratic, unpredictable and deadly across South Asia.
El Nino as the driver
The government said the severe weather events were linked to this year's El Nino phenomenon, which warms sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Key facts
- Total deaths in India
- More than 100 since July
- Deaths in Assam
- 87, including 47 in Sivasagar district
- Deaths in Kerala
- 15, with 7 missing
- Deaths in Jammu and Kashmir
- At least 31
- Relief camps in Kerala
- More than 300, sheltering over 10,000 people
- Deaths in Sri Lanka
- At least 8 since Monday
- Displaced in Sri Lanka
- Around 12,000 people in the central region
Quotes
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam, India
“The devastation here is unlike anything these areas have witnessed before, Material losses can be restored, but no compensation can replace a loved one.”
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