How many people have died in India due to monsoon floods since July?

Official data shows more than 100 people have died across India since July due to floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains. Assam reported 87 deaths, while Kerala confirmed 15 fatalities and seven missing.

Which areas in India are most affected by the monsoon floods?

Assam is the hardest-hit state, with 87 deaths, including 47 in Sivasagar district. Kerala has also suffered heavily, with 15 deaths and over 10,000 people sheltering in relief camps after landslides and swollen rivers.

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Monsoon floods kill over 100 in India as Assam and Kerala hardest hit

Climate change cited as factor in erratic rainfall that triggered landslides and displaced thousands

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5 Aug 2026, 08:46Updated 5 Aug 2026, 08:46

A man searches for belongings amid the remains of his house, washed away by flash floods owing to heavy rain at a village in Assam's Sivasagar district on Jul 26, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Biju Boro)

What this story says

Official data confirms over 100 deaths across India since July due to monsoon-triggered floods and landslides.
Assam’s Sivasagar district recorded 47 fatalities, the highest in a single area, while Kerala reported 15 deaths and seven missing.
Scientists attribute the erratic and deadly monsoon patterns to climate change, affecting South Asia broadly.
Relief camps in Kerala shelter over 10,000 people, while Assam’s government appeals for public donations to fund rehabilitation.

Who covered it

Left 10%(1)Centre 40%(4)Right 50%(5)

Percentages are shares of the 10 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 4 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured 5 Aug 2026, 09:30.

Trust

68/100

Craft

95/100

Hype

12/100

14 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 10 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in India since July, with floods and landslides affecting multiple states. Official figures, as reported by Channel News Asia, show Assam as the worst-hit state, where Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed 87 deaths. In Assam’s Sivasagar district alone, 47 people died, according to the same report.

Kerala, in southern India, reported 15 deaths and seven missing after heavy rainfall, as stated by Chief Minister VD Satheesan. Over 10,000 people are sheltering in more than 300 relief camps set up across the state. In the Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, the public broadcaster reported 31 fatalities. Neighbouring Sri Lanka has also experienced severe weather, with eight deaths and 12,000 displaced due to floods and mudslides since 3 August.

Scientists say climate change is making monsoon patterns more unpredictable and dangerous across South Asia. The annual rains, which farmers rely on, have become increasingly erratic, as noted by Radio France Internationale and France24. In Assam, state authorities have called for financial donations to support relief efforts, while images from AFP show residents using rafts and boats to reach higher ground.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated digests mentioned the role of climate change in intensifying monsoon patterns. The financial appeal for public donations in Assam was omitted by all digests except Channel News Asia’s full report. Kerala’s 15 deaths and seven missing were not included in any of the right-rated or centre-rated digests, except Channel News Asia’s full report.

Tags:#IndiaFloods #Monsoon2026 #ClimateChange #AssamDisaster #KeralaFloods

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 5 Aug 2026, 10:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

CGTN’s report led on the official death toll of more than 100 since July, attributing the figure to government statistics. The outlet did not include details on specific states or the role of climate change in its published text.

Centre

4 rated outlets

Channel News Asia’s full report highlighted the link between climate change and the monsoon’s increased unpredictability, quoting scientists on the trend. It led with the national death toll but gave prominence to Assam’s 87 fatalities and the 47 deaths in Sivasagar district. The report also included Chief Minister Sarma’s statement on X, describing the devastation as unprecedented, and noted Kerala’s 15 deaths and seven missing.
Radio France Internationale and France24, both digests, carried the climate change connection and the death toll in Assam and Sivasagar district. Neither digest mentioned Kerala or the financial appeal for donations in Assam.

Right

5 rated outlets

The three right-rated digests, The Straits Times, Bangkok Post, and Free Malaysia Today, all led with the national death toll of more than 100. The Straits Times and Free Malaysia Today digests noted Assam’s 87 deaths, while Bangkok Post’s digest did not specify any state-level figures. None of the right-rated digests mentioned climate change, Kerala’s fatalities, or the financial appeal for donations in Assam.

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