Heavy rainfall in the state of Gujarat in western India has caused severe flooding in at least 7 districts, affecting over 1 million people.
Gujarat authorities reported areas of Chhota Udaipur and Panchmahal districts recorded 400 to 550 mm of rain in 24 hours to 11 July.
India's Ministry of Home Affairs reported that as of 11 July, flooding occurred in 300 villages across the districts of Chhota Udaipur, Tapi, Navsari, Narmada, Ahmedabad, Panchmahal and Valsad, affecting 1,194,069 people.
Teams from India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Gujarat State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Police and the Indian Coast Guard have been deployed to assist with rescues and evacuations.
The Dulgalakh River in Russia's Sakha Republic overflowed its banks after heavy rainfall descending on the area, leaving the village of Suordakh practically submerged.
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One of the affected vehicles.
Six people have been reportedly swept off by erosion in Fatoki area of Orile Agege, Lagos.
The victims were in two separate vehicles when the incident happened.
Three persons were in each vehicle when flood water overflowed an uncompleted drainage and submerged their vehicles.
It was learned that residents in the community reportedly warned the victims to desist from driving through the road, but they were adamant and continued till their vehicles were submerged in the flood.
The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Friday, with nearly nine lakh people in 11 districts of the state reeling under it. As the monsoon fury continued, the death toll surged to 190.
According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), a total of 8,88,177 people are currently affected in Bajali, Cachar, Chirang, Dibrugarh, Hailakandi, Kamrup, Karimganj, Morigaon, Nagaon, Sivasagar and Tamulpur districts.
On the other hand, three people, including a child, were killed in the past 24 hours. While two people drowned in Cachar and Nagaon districts, one person died in a landslide in Hailakandi. With this, the death toll in this year's floods and landslides has gone up to 190 across the state.
At least 16 people have been killed while 15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir due to a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst, have been shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni, officials said Saturday, July 9.
A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesperson in Delhi said that 16 bodies have been shifted to Baltal.
Separately, six pilgrims were evacuated by Army's helicopters on Saturday as rescue operations continued through the night near the holy cave of Amarnath.
As on July 8, Friday, about 40 people are still missing, an official told news agency PTI.
Six people were killed in rain-related incidents in the city on Friday when the Pakistan Meteorological Department recorded up to 97.4 millimetres (close to four inches) of rains that piled misery on citizens and caused flooding in many areas due to terrible civic infrastructure in the city.
With fifth the successive day of raining when Karachi received heaviest of the monsoon rains of this season so far, the dilapidated city infrastructure which was already on the edge after four days of downpour exploded and caused flooding in many areas leaving almost every district submerged by rainwater, triggering power crisis, damaging sewerage system and hours-long traffic jam on all major roads.
The first spell of monsoon rains which originally began on Monday turned worst on its fifth day for Karachiites as the city which was under warning of urban flooding by the Met office amid heavy rain forecast met all the fears.
There was calm over the skies early in the morning and pleasant weather persisted throughout the day.
Disaster authorities in the Pakistan province of Balochistan report 6 people have lost their lives after heavy rain caused damage and flooding.
Raging floods swept through the streets of the provincial capital Quetta on 04 July 2022. Residents of the city and surrounding areas were left without electricity after floods and winds downed power lines. Local media said makeshift and mud houses were swept away by flooding in low-lying areas of the city. Four people died when a house collapsed in the Sariab Mills area of the city. Two other fatalities, believed to be young children, died in flood waters near a major highway.
Teams from Balochistan's Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) were called on to carry out rescues and flood clearance in various parts of the city. As of 05 July, PDMA reported one person was missing.
Pakistan: Flash Flood Kills At Least 25 As Monsoon Rain Inundates Balochistan Province
At least 25 people have been killed, including six women from the same family, after seasonal monsoon rains caused flash floods that wreaked havoc in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Wednesday, prompting authorities to declare an emergency in Quetta district.
Director-General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Naseer Ahmad Nasar said all the deaths were due to rain-related incidents in various parts of Balochistan.
"We have also had many incidents of people being injured in the heavy rains," he said.
There are fears that the death toll could go up as several people are still reportedly missing due to flash flooding in remote areas of the Balochistan province, according to the PDMA.
Nasar said that more than 300 mud-walled houses were damaged in Quetta district.
The dead included six women from the same family in Quetta. They were killed when the wall of their makeshift house collapsed due to rain and strong winds, officials said.
According to family members, two women succumbed to injuries as there were no arrangements to get them hospitalised, the Dawn newspaper report said.
Three women and four children were also killed when houses collapsed on the outskirts of Quetta.
The Balochistan government has declared an emergency in Quetta district. Several districts of Balochistan province have received heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds over the past 24 hours.
The bodies of two girls were also recovered in Quetta as they drowned in a deep pond in Bhosa Mandi area on Tuesday night, officials said.
Two women were killed in Dasht area in Mastung district when a wall of their house collapsed, they said.
In Kech districts, three children drowned in a seasonal stream in the Mand area close to the Pakistan-Iran border.
Five coal miners were also swept away in a seasonal nullah.
However, the locals saved two of them, while three others drowned in the gushing waters.
Heavy rains have hit parts of Nasirabad, Jaffarabad, Sibi, Ziarat, Harnai, Barkhan, Loralai, Lasbela, Kohlu, Dera Bugti, Awaran, Noshki and Chagai districts where the local administration has stepped in to provide relief measures.
Floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains wreak havoc in Pakistan every year, killing hundreds.
Update July 8
The Express Tribune reports:
Balochistan rain death toll reaches 53
The death toll in rain-related incidents reached 53 on Thursday night as 10 more people lost their lives, while Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) and the civil administrations launched a massive rescue and relief operation across Balochistan.
"We have received 53 dead bodies since the start of heavy rainfall in Balochistan," an officer of the provincial emergency operation cell said. He said 47 people suffered injuries as a result of heavy rainfall and flash floods unleashed by rains. The officer revealed that 18 women and 16 children were among the dead.
Most of the casualties were reported from Quetta, Barkhan, Dera Bugti, Pishin, Zhob, Dukki, Kohlu, Harnai, Sibi and Lasbella. Heavy rainfall wreaked havoc on Quetta's Link Badini Road, in Kharotabad, Pashtoonabad, Nawan Killi, Sariab Road and other poor neighbourhoods of the city.
Rains damaged dozens of small bridges in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan. Videos widely shared on social media showed dams and bridges being swept away in floods.
"We have ordered the deputy commissioners concerned to assess the damages," Mir Ziaullah Langove, the Balochistan home minister, said. He said the government was aware of the difficulties of the masses.
Army and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel assisted the PDMA and civil administration during rescue and relief operations throughout the province. Pakistan Army personnel were seen rescuing people trapped in Gwadar, Killa Saifullah, and other parts of the province.
Heavy rainfall and floods have left thousands of people homeless in Balochistan. Most people are still in desperate need of support. "The government should practically launch relief operation instead of using just words," Fazalur Rehman, a tribal elder from Pishin, said.
He said flash floods unleashed by heavy rainfall have swept away most of the bridges and small dams in the district. "The government should compensate the people for their human and financial losses," he demanded.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast heavy rains across the country on Eidul Azha, warning that there is a major possibility of flooding in low-lying areas and landslides.
At least 10 people have died after heavy rain caused flash flooding in central and eastern parts of Afghanistan.
The United Nations reported heavy and unseasonal rainfall across the central and eastern regions of Afghanistan on 05 and 06 July 2022 resulted in flash flooding and damages across the nine provinces of Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman, Logar, Paktya, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak and Parwan.
Afghanistan Meteorological Department warned of heavy rain, lightning and flash floods on 05 July, with possible rainfall amounts of 35 mm.
Emergency authorities in Oman report that at least one person has died and many have been rescued after flash floods in several governorates of the country.
The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority warned that wadis in several governorates were overflowing after days of rain. Over 90 mm of rain fell in 48 hours between 05 to 07 July 2022 in Wilayat of Rustaq in Al Batinah South Governorate.
One person died in a flooded wadi in Ad Dhakiliyah governorate, where at least 4 others were rescued. A road collapsed due to overflowing wadis in the Wilayat of Rustaq, Al Batinah South Governorate. Two people were caught in the incident. Police used a helicopter to transport them to a hospital.
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