India: Flash Floods - Jul 2026
The Assam floods began on 19 July 2026, triggered by exceptionally heavy monsoonal rainfall, which reached up to 490% above normal levels in parts of Upper Assam. Rising river levels and continuous rainfall caused floodwaters to spread rapidly across multiple districts, inundating villages, agricultural land, and critical infrastructure. The situation worsened throughout the following week as flooding expanded, and the number of affected people increased steadily. The emergency reached its peak on 27-28 July, when more than 800 villages were inundated and flood impacts were at their highest. Charaideo, Sivasagar, and Jorhat emerged as some of the worst-affected districts, experiencing widespread village inundation and damage to livelihoods and agriculture. Since late July, receding river levels and improving weather conditions have led to a gradual improvement in the flood situation. However, despite the overall decline in flood impacts, 1,144,733 people remain affected across eight...
"And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring."
Global activity summary (24h)
In the last 24 hours, 13 seismic events have been recorded, including a magnitude 6.0 earthquake north of Caluula, Somalia, and another of magnitude 4.9 near Houma, Tonga. Additionally, there have been 72 disaster-related events, notably multiple forest fires in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, and Namibia, which have been active since mid-August. In the realm of conflicts, 4 events have been documented, although details have not been specified. The passages in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 invite the reader to discern.