Flood and natural disaster incidents in India (2024–2026)
India has 20 case studies on HowToSurvive.in (flood and natural disaster). Together they record 1,694 deaths and 195 injured (figures as reported in each case study; some cases do not state a toll). The newest is Cyclone Arnab crosses the Andhra coast, landfall complete (28 Oct 2026). The deadliest is Nepal–Tibet Flash Flood Disaster: More Than 1,400 Dead in Nepal, Thousands Missing — When a Mountain Becomes a Moving Wall (1,455 deaths, 26 Aug 2026).
All flood and natural disaster case studies
- Cyclone Arnab crosses the Andhra coast, landfall completeKakinada and Yanam coast (landfall zone Narsapur to Kakinada), Andhra Pradesh · 28 Oct 20264 dead
- Nilgiris Mudslides, Tamil Nadu: TNSTC Bus Buried at Burliar, Driver Dead; Over 200 Vehicles StrandedBurliar, Coonoor ghat road (NH 181), Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu · 24 Oct 20261 dead
- Tibet Earthquake, Nagqu: 16 Dead, 76 Injured After M7.0 Quake Collapses 339 Homes at 4,800 mBaqen County, Nagqu (USGS epicentral area), China · 22 Oct 202616 dead · 76 injured
- Himchhari Beach, Cox’s Bazar: Five Tourists Dead After Being Swept Away; Sandbar and Tide Account ReportedHimchhari beach, Marine Drive, Ramu upazila, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh · 21 Oct 20265 dead
- Eastern Spain DANA Adam Floods: At Least Four Dead as Over 1,000 Are Rescued in Valencia and AlicanteOliva and Pego area, La Safor and Marina Alta, Spain · 19 Oct 20264 dead
- Colombia Gold Mine Landslide, Nariño: 14 Dead, 12 of Them Women, at an Unauthorised Artisanal MineChambero sector, Santa Bárbara de Iscuandé (pin at the town; exact pit unmapped), Colombia · 19 Oct 202614 dead · 7 injured
- Istanbul and Kocaeli Flash Floods: Nine Dead After Record Rain, Search for the Missing EndsAyazağa, Sarıyer, Istanbul (also Gebze and Başiskele, Kocaeli), Turkey · 14 Oct 20269 dead
- Ensenada Floods, Mexico: Storm Rachel and Hurricane Simon Leave Nine Dead in Baja CaliforniaEnsenada municipality (Maneadero, El Pipila arroyo), Mexico · 11 Oct 20269 dead
- Gorkha Flash Flood, Nepal: Five Missing as Budhi Gandaki Surge Sweeps Away Homes and BridgesBudhi Gandaki valley, Gorkha district, Nepal · 11 Oct 20260 dead
- Panama M7.7 Earthquake: Water, Flights and Roads Disrupted; Canal Kept OperatingWest-southwest of Pitaloza Arriba (USGS epicentral area), Panama · 9 Oct 20260 dead · 21 injured
- Thailand and Myanmar Floods 2026: 80 Dead in Thailand, Over 40 in Myanmar’s Dawei DistrictPrachin Buri, Thailand (also Bangkok and Dawei District, Myanmar) · 26 Sep 202680 dead
- Sai River immersion drowning: three deaths and the danger of an unplanned rescueSai River near Jabraila Bridge, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 22 Sep 20263 dead
- Typhoon Dujuan, Japan: 16 Dead as Record Rain Sets Off Landslides and Floods Near TokyoKamogawa, Chiba (worst-hit city; deaths also in Kanagawa and Miyazaki), Japan · 21 Sep 202616 dead · 41 injured
- Nilambur Flash Flood, Malappuram: Six Killed as Kottapuzha River Surges Without Local RainKottapuzha river near TK Colony, Pookkottumpadam, Nilambur, Kerala · 20 Sep 20266 dead
- Sangareddy immersion tragedy: six students drowned and the safety questions that remainLake near Pedda Kanjerla, Patancheru area, Sangareddy district, Telangana · 16 Sep 20266 dead
- Dhanbad land subsidence: damaged homes, a child’s death and relocation questionsSijua, Dhanbad, Jharkhand · 8 Sep 20261 dead · 4 injured
- Bihar floods: why receding rivers did not end the emergencyBihar (multi-district river flooding) · Sep 2026No deaths reported
- Uttar Pradesh floods: evacuation totals, shelter use and the next stage of responseUttar Pradesh (statewide floods) · Sep 202662 dead · 46 injured
- Nepal–Tibet Flash Flood Disaster: More Than 1,400 Dead in Nepal, Thousands Missing — When a Mountain Becomes a Moving WallRasuwa district and Trishuli corridor, Nepal (also Gyirong, Tibet) · 26 Aug 20261,455 dead
- Delhi Coaching-Centre Basement Flood: Three Students Trapped by Preventable Water EntryRau’s IAS Study Circle, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi · 27 Jul 20243 dead