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India’s severe monsoon season causes more than 100 deaths since July

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 365 words · By AFP; Reuters
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What to know about India’s severe monsoon season causes more than 100 deaths since July

India’s severe monsoon season causes more than 100 deaths since July Monsoon downpours cause floods and landslides as climate change and El Nino disrupt rainfall patterns.

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What happened

India’s severe monsoon season causes more than 100 deaths since July Monsoon downpours cause floods and landslides as climate change and El Nino disrupt rainfall patterns.

Why it matters

Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, according to official data, with thousands forced to flee flooded homes.

Common ground

The annual monsoon brings rain that farmers depend on, but scientists say climate change is making it increasingly deadly across South Asia.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “El Nino, a climate pattern that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the definition of El Nino, although it is a general scientific fact.
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Claim 2: “In Sri Lanka, at least eight deaths and 12,000 displaced from monsoon flooding have been recorded”
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No evidence was found after searching for deaths or displacement in Sri Lanka related to this specific monsoon event.
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Claim 3: “Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir has seen at least 31 killed by intense rain bursts”
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Multiple sources report deaths in Jammu and Kashmir due to rain/landslides, with one specifically citing 'at least 31 people' and another mentioning 38 in specific districts.
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web search NEUTRAL — At least 31 people have died and several remain missing after landslides near Vaishno Devi, as record rainfall battered Jammu and Kashmir.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jammu-and-kashmir-rain…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jammu Kashmir Roundup @ 5 Pm 06 Aug 2026. Jkupdate. 15 тыс. просмотров • 11 часов назад.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVTUOM9uFws
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web search NEUTRAL — flash floods At least 38 people died in Jammu’s Reasi and Doda districts between Tuesday and Wednesday.Continuous rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir has led to a sharp rise in water levels of several r…
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jk-himachal-pradesh-…
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Claim 4: “Kerala has recorded at least 15 deaths and seven missing after days of heavy rain”
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Web search results report at least 15 deaths in Kerala due to monsoon havoc, though some specific reports vary slightly on the number of missing persons.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections were conducted in Kerala on 9 April 2026 to elect 140 members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 4 M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kerala_Legislative_Assemb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kerala, officially Keralam (Malayalam: [ˈkeːɾɐɭɐm] Kēraḷam), is a state on the Malabar Coast of southern India. It was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, which unified the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Women in Kerala are women who live in, come from, or are otherwise connected to the Indian state of Kerala. Kerala records some of the strongest social indicators for women in India, including high fe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Kerala
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Claim 5: “Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Ara…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official appearance for their national team. This article lists all men's footballers who have p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A series of demonstrations took place in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, India, between 6 June and 25 July 2026. They were initiated by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), an Indian youth-based satirical polit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Delhi_Jantar_Mantar_prote…
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Claim 6: “Sivasagar district alone accounting for 47”
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Multiple sources confirm that 47 of the deaths in Assam occurred in the Sivasagar district.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 July 2026, a cloudburst occurred in Mon district, Nagaland causing the rise of water level and flooding in the districts of Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat in Assam. As of 4 August 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Assam_floods
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Assam is a state in Northeast India, located south of the Eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley and Barak River valleys. It covers an area of 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi), and is the second larg…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sivasagar district (Pron: or ) is one of the 34 districts of Assam state in Northeast India. Sivasagar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This historic place is also known for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivasagar_district
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Claim 7: “Jharkhand saw more than 200 deaths in 2025, mainly attributed to “lightning associated with thunderstorms””
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Two independent sources attribute more than 200 deaths in Jharkhand in 2025 to lightning associated with thunderstorms, citing the IMD.
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web search NEUTRAL — Several die in lightning strike in Jharkhand. Ousted Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina vows to return to her country during a Delhi-based video conference.
https://www.dw.com/en/india-heavy-monsoon-season-claims-more…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the IMD, more than 200 people died in Jharkhand in 2025, with most fatalities linked to lightning associated with thunderstorms.
https://southasiandaily.com/lightning-strikes-kill-14-people…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jharkhand saw more than 200 deaths in 2025, mainly attributed to “lightning associated with thunderstorms”, the India Meteorological Department said in January.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/indias-severe-monsoo…
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Claim 8: “Lightning strikes have killed at least 14 people in Jharkhand”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference (Deutsche Welle) and multiple independent web search results reporting 14 deaths by lightning in Jharkhand.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lightning has killed at least 14 people in a single day in eastern India, most of them farm workers caught in open fields during the heavy monsoon that has flooded several parts of the country.
https://www.aol.com/articles/least-14-killed-lightning-day-0…
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web search NEUTRAL — At least 14 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, authorities said, as seasonal monsoon rains continue to trigger weather-related incidents across seve…
https://www.thearabianstories.com/2026/08/05/lightning-strik…
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web search NEUTRAL — At least 283 people were hit by lightning across the country between 2020 and 2024, and many of them died on the spot, the Department of Disease Control reported. A lightning strike in May this year k…
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/thailand-f…
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Claim 9: “It occurs when normal east-to-west trade winds weaken or reverse, pushing warm water eastward”
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Claim 10: “more than 10,000 people sheltering in more than 300 relief camps in the state [Kerala]”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'over' and unrelated Wikipedia entries about 2018 floods or milk federations. No evidence confirms the current number of relief camps or people sheltering in Kerala.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 16 August 2018, severe floods affected the south Indian state Kerala, due to unusually heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. It was the worst flood in Kerala in nearly a century since the great…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Kerala_floods
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by its trade name Milma, is a state government cooperative society established in 1980 headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram. It is an India …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kerala red rain phenomenon was a blood rain event that occurred in Wayanad district of the southern Indian state Kerala on Monday, 15 July 1957 , and also from 25 July to 23 September 2001, when h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_rain_in_Kerala
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Claim 11: “Assam has been hit hardest, with at least 87 dead”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that Assam has been the worst-affected region with at least 87 deaths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Assam is a state in Northeast India, located south of the Eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley and Barak River valleys. It covers an area of 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi), and is the second larg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam_Legislative_Assembly
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karimganj, officially Sribhumi, is a town in the Karimganj district of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district. Karimganj town is located at 24.87°N 92.35°E /…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karimganj
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