2021 South Asian floods

In early May, flooding in northern Afghanistan killed 37 people. Over 200 homes were damaged or destroyed.[1]

From late July to August, 113 people died in flooding in Nuristan Province.[2]

Floods in July affected Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, killing 8 people, half of whom were children.[3]

Floods hit the Indian state of Uttarakhand, causing an avalanche that killed 83 people and left 121 others missing.[4]

Cyclone Tauktae affected southern India, killing 169 people.[5] Shortly after, Cyclone Yaas killed a further 20 people.[6]

Floods from July to August affected the state of Maharashtra, killing 251 people and leaving many more missing.[7] Before the floods had occurred, the heavy rains had caused a landslide to destroy several homes in the city of Mumbai, killing 32 people.[8][9]

In late July, heavy rain resulted in floods which killed 7 and left 19 missing in Jammu and Kashmir.[10]

In Madhya Pradesh, 24 people were killed by floods in August.[11]

Floods and landslides in September killed 180 people in Maharashtra.[12]

In the states of Kerala and Uttarakhand, 47 people died in floods that occurred in October.[13][14]

In October, floods in western Nepal killed 88 people and left 30 others missing.[15]

In September, floods have severely affected Pakistan's largest city, Karachi. At least 187 people died due to collapsing homes or from drowning in the city.[16]

From May to November, Sri Lanka experienced major flooding. Four people died in May,[17] 17 in June,[18] and 20 in November.[19]