Officials said on Friday that at least 69 people were killed and 110 were injured in floods and landslides in India's northern Himalayan region following heavy rains for the past two weeks.
With a population of one billion and 40 million, many people die every year during the rainy season due to flash floods and landslides.
Rivers washed away by heavy rains with powerful torrents starting from the glacier peaks of the region have blocked many roads in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
The Indian Meteorological Department on Thursday issued a fresh warning for 'heavy rain' in Himachal Pradesh, another picturesque Himalayan state popular with Indian tourists, and neighboring Uttarakhand.
Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 30 people and injured dozens in India's remote northeastern region in June.
Other incidents of landslides and flash floods have also been reported in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Manipur, with authorities pressuring the Indian Army to assist in relief and rescue operations.
South Asia is warming and weather patterns have been seen to change in recent years, but scientists are not clear on how climate change is affecting the monsoons.
Last month, India's financial capital Mumbai was hit by monsoon rains. It started two weeks earlier than usual. According to weather forecasters, it is the earliest in about a quarter of a century.
