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India - Monsoon rainfall, update (NDMIndia, IMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 01 October 2024)

  • Some states of India continue to experience monsoon rainfall that resulted in floods and severe weather-related incidents.
  • According to the Ministry of Home Affairs Disaster Management Division (National Emergency Response Centre) of India, on 29-30 September, six people died - four in Gujarat, one in Kerala and another in Madhya Pradesh - almost 178,000 people have been displaced and more than 639,000 people affected across Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Sikkim states.
  • For the next 24 hours, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected across north-eastern and south-western India.