2025 monsoon in India: Extreme weather claimed over 1,500 lives

India Sep 30, 2025

India's 2025 monsoon turned deadly, with the IMD reporting that extreme weather claimed 1,528 lives between June and September.
Madhya Pradesh was hit hardest, mostly by floods and lightning. Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir also faced major losses from flash floods and landslides.

Floods, lightning strikes, and rainfall anomalies

Floods and heavy rains caused 935 deaths, while lightning strikes led to another 570.
Overall rainfall was up by 8% from normal—some places like northwest India saw severe flooding with a nearly 27% increase, but east and northeast India actually had a big rain deficit (down 20%), marking their second-lowest rainfall since 1901.
Central India got much wetter too, with rainfall 15.1% above normal.