Floods in India

A flood affected an area in India from 2026-09-12 to 2026-09-14 (last update), causing 2 deaths and displacing about 30 people. Location coordinates: 27.4185174, 88.1808338. (Source published 2026-09-14.)

A flood began on 24/09/2026 in India and Nepal and lasted until 26/09/2026, causing 1 fatality and displacing 698 people. The report includes coordinates 26.5406895, 86.7459589 and lists the alert level as Green.

CWC reports the Godavari at Kunavaram (Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh) is in a severe flood situation at 08:00 with a level of 38.53 m and a falling trend. That level is 0.29 m above the Danger Level (38.24 m) and 12.77 m below the previous HFL of 51.3 m on 16/08/1986.

The River Subarnarekha at Rajghat in Baleshwar district, Odisha was reported in a severe flood situation, flowing at 10.95 m with a falling trend at 10:00 pm. That level was 0.59 m above the danger level and 1.74 m below the previous high flood level recorded in 2008.

Uttar-Pradesh-SDMA reports the River Gandak at Khadda in Kushinagar district is in a severe flood situation at 3:00 pm, flowing at 96 m with a rising trend and at the Danger Level (96 m). The reported level is 1.50 m below the previous HFL of 97.5 m recorded on 23/07/2002.

IMD-Dehradun issued an alert forecasting low to moderate flash-flood risk across several watersheds and neighbourhoods in multiple districts of Uttarakhand within the next 24 hours. The alert advises following SDMA guidelines and names affected areas.

The Andhra-Pradesh SDMA issued an alert that a flood is likely over the godavari_1000000_cap_footprint area. The alert lists Severity: Severe and Urgency: Expected.

River Baitarni at Akhuapada in Bhadrak district, Odisha was reported at 19.5 m at 4:00 pm, 1.17 m above its Danger Level and 2.45 m below its previous HFL. The source classified the situation as 'Severe' and listed urgency as 'Expected'.

The Central Water Commission reports the Bagmati River at Runisaidpur (Muzaffarpur district, Bihar) was in a severe flood situation at 6:00 am, flowing at 55.65 m with a rising trend. That reading is 0.65 m above the danger level (55 m) and 2.69 m below the previous high flood level of 58.34 m recorded on 29/09/2024.

Uttarakhand-SDMA warns of a likely low to moderate flash flood threat at isolated places across several watersheds and adjoining neighbourhoods in Almora, Champawat, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar within the next six hours. The issuer advises following SDMA guidelines and identifies Tanakpur and Banbasa watersheds among affected areas.

River Brahmaputra at Neamatighat in Jorhat district was reported flowing at 84.63 m and rising at 6:00 pm today. This is 0.09 m above the Warning Level of 84.54 m and 0.91 m below the Danger Level of 85.54 m; severity: Moderate; urgency: Future.

CWC reports the Ganga at Sahibganj was flowing at 26.8 m at 8:00 am with a falling trend, 0.55 m above Warning Level and 0.45 m below Danger Level. The bulletin labels the situation as Moderate and Urgency as Future.

Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority issued a severe alert for a likely flood affecting the vamsadhara_60000_cap_footprint area and advised following SDMA guidelines. The alert lists severity as 'Severe' and urgency as 'Expected' and was published 2026-09-24T18:43:34.000Z.

Issuer: CWC reports River Kosi at Baltara in Khagaria district, Bihar, is in a severe flood situation at 6:00 am today, flowing at 34.08 m with a falling trend. This level is 0.23 m above the Danger Level of 33.85 m and 2.32 m below the previous HFL of 36.4 m (15/08/1987). Area: Kosi, Baltara, Khagaria, Bihar. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Expected.

Issuer: Odisha-SDMA. The source warns that flash floods are very likely at a few places across eight districts of Odisha (Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada) within the next 6 hours. Excerpt notes Severity: Severe and Urgency: Expected and advises following SDMA guidelines.

Source (Odisha-SDMA) warns that flash floods are very likely at many places across five districts of Odisha (Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada) within the next 24 hours. Excerpt notes Severity: Extreme and Urgency: Immediate, and advises to follow SDMA guidelines.

Issuer: Bihar-SDMA reports that at 6:00 am the River Kosi at Kursela (Katihar district, Bihar) was flowing in a severe flood situation at 30.33 m with a falling trend. This level is 0.33 m above the Danger Level of 30 m and 1.77 m below the previous HFL of 32.1 m (07/09/1982). Area listed: Kosi, Kursela, Katihar, Bihar. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Expected.

At 2:00 pm, the River Godavari at Kunavaram in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh, was flowing at 38.13 m (steady), 1.39 m above the Warning Level and 0.11 m below the Danger Level. The issuer is Andhra-Pradesh-SDMA, which labeled the situation Severity: Moderate and Urgency: Future.

At 1:00 pm the River Gandak at Chatia, East Champaran, Bihar was flowing at 68.15 m, 0.00 m above its Warning Level and 1.00 m below its Danger Level, with a rising trend. The source lists Severity: Moderate and Urgency: Future.

At 08:00 the Ganga at Ballia (Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh) was flowing above normal flood conditions at 56.76 m with a rising trend. This level was 0.14 m above the Warning Level (56.62 m) and 0.86 m below the Danger Level (57.62 m).

River Ganga at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal was flowing above normal at 6:00 am, measured at 21.6 m with a steady trend. This is 0.35 m above the Warning Level of 21.25 m and 0.65 m below the Danger Level of 22.25 m.

At 8:00 am the River PunPun at Sripalpur in Patna district, Bihar was flowing at 49.87 m and rising, 0.27 m above its Warning Level and 0.73 m below its Danger Level. Severity was reported as Moderate and the urgency was listed as Future.

The Central Water Commission reports the River Mahananda at Dhengraghat (Purnea, Bihar) was flowing at 34.87 m at 06:00 with a falling trend, 0.22 m above Warning Level and 0.78 m below Danger Level. The source labels the situation as Moderate with urgency noted as Future.

River Mahanadi at Naraj in Cuttack district of Odisha was reported flowing above normal flood situation at 10:00 pm with a level of 25.48 m and rising. That level is 0.07 m above the Warning Level (25.41 m) and 0.93 m below the Danger Level (26.41 m).

The Uttar-Pradesh-SDMA reports River Ghaghra at Elgin Bridge, Barabanki, was at 106.46 m at 9:00 pm, 0.39 m above its Danger Level and 1.16 m below its previous high flood level. The source labels the situation as severe and gives the location as Ghaghra, Elgin Bridge, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.

At 9:00 pm the River Rapti at Bansi in Siddarthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, was flowing at 84.24 m with a rising trend, 0.34 m above its Warning Level and 0.66 m below its Danger Level. The issuer labeled the situation 'Moderate' with urgency 'Future'.

River Rapti at Birdghat in Gorakhpur was flowing at 74.16 m and rising at 9:00 pm, 0.18 m above the Warning Level and 0.82 m below the Danger Level. The source labels the situation severity as Moderate and urgency as Future.

The River Adhwara at Sonebarsha in Sitamarhi district, Bihar, was flowing above normal at 8:00 pm today at 80.92 m with a rising trend, 0.07 m above its Warning Level and 0.93 m below its Danger Level. The issuer labelled severity as Moderate and urgency as Future.

Uttarakhand SDMA reports the River Ganga at Haridwar was flowing at 293.32 m at 2:00 pm, 0.32 m above its Warning Level and 0.68 m below its Danger Level. The report labels the situation as Moderate with urgency marked as Future.

Uttarakhand SDMA reports the Ganga at Rishikesh in Dehradun district is flowing in an above-normal flood situation. At 6:00 pm it was 339.95 m, 0.45 m above the warning level and 0.55 m below the danger level.