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Floods and landslides kill at least 56 in Uttar Pradesh

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC · How we work

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Commissioner Reports Flood Deaths

Uttar Pradesh commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod reported at least 56 deaths from floods and landslides.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah of Nepal said 21 people died, five were missing, and five injured after heavy rain.
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported 747 families affected and 2,000 people relocated.
Economist Aat Pisanwanich said Thailand’s floods could cost at least 11 billion baht ($327 million) and cut 0.3 percentage points from GDP.

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Helicopters Airlift Victims

The Nepal National Mountain Guide Association deployed eight IFMGA-certified guides to dig through snow at 4,900 m altitude.
Helicopters airlifted ten rescued workers and two victims' bodies to Kathmandu airport for hospital transfer.
The National Trust for Nature Conservation halted trekking permits for Annapurna and Manaslu from Sept 24-26 because of heavy rain.
World Weather Attribution researchers called the disaster a ‘compound crisis’ linked to long-term warming, glacier retreat and permafrost thaw.

History

Historical Context

The July 2010 monsoon floods that swamped Pakistan’s Indus basin, killing 1,781 people and displacing 20 million, marked the start of a decade of South Asian inundations. Building on that precedent, the 2024 monsoon deluges in Uttar Pradesh—overseen by Commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod—and in Nepal under Prime Minister Balendra Shah have forced 2,000 relocations and jeopardized GDP, prompting the World Bank and UN to push faster adaptation financing.

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Commissioner Reports Flood Deaths

Uttar Pradesh commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod reported at least 56 deaths from floods and landslides.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah of Nepal said 21 people died, five were missing, and five injured after heavy rain.
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported 747 families affected and 2,000 people relocated.
Economist Aat Pisanwanich said Thailand’s floods could cost at least 11 billion baht ($327 million) and cut 0.3 percentage points from GDP.

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