2022 India–Bangladesh floods

2022 India–Bangladesh floods
Road affected by flood in a village of Assam
Date23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)–present
LocationIndia (Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura): Bangladesh (Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Rajshahi divisions)
CauseHeavy monsoon rains
Deaths318
  • India: 177
  • Bangladesh: 141
Property damageIndia:
  • 4,000+ villages
  • 113,000 hectares of crop area

Bangladesh:

  • 53,000 hectares of crop area

Beginning in May 2022, deadly floods hit northeastern India and Bangladesh. Over 9 million people in both countries have been affected, and around 300 people were killed.

As of 22 June 2022, millions of people across the affected areas are reported to be in urgent need of food and medicine.