Monson Floods 2007

INDIA

Fresh monsoon rains in the second week of September has led to renewed flooding in the states of Assam, Bihar, and West Bengal. In Assam, 35 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, and officials report that 26 districts are affected, and 710 relief camps and centres have been opened to accommodate approximately 300 000 displaced people. Since the beginning of the floods, 2577 deaths have been reported across the country. More flooding may occur as moderate to heavy rain is forecasted over the North-western states in the coming days.

      WHO Situation Reports

      Situation Reports from other Agencies

     UNDP 06 August 2007 [PDF 128 KB]

     UNDP 31 July 2007 [PDF 92 KB]

     UNDP 18 July 2007 [PDF 84 KB]

     UNDP 12 July 2007 [PDF 84 KB]

     UNDP 26 June 2007 [PDF 84 KB]

     UNDP 24 June-07 [PDF 698 KB]

     UNDP 25 June 2007 [84 KB]

For more weather-related information go to:

For daily situation reports from NDM (National Disaster Management), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: http://www.ndmindia.nic.in

India Meteorological Department http://www.imd.ernet.in/main_new.htm