--- description: Thousands more have been forced to evacuate their homes after major damage to property from floods. title: India: 70 Killed in Gujarat Monsoon Flooding image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt147cf67c81ad3048/6988587b2dce01a4d29e45e1/rtr4yvtt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 70 Dead in the Indian State of Gujarat After Heavy Monsoon Flooding by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 26, 2015 9:24 AM CUT  An aerial view shows flood victims standing atop their submerged houses in Amreli district of Gujarat, India, in this June 24, 2015 handout provided by the Indian Air Force. An aerial view shows flood victims standing atop their submerged houses in Amreli district of Gujarat, India, in this June 24, 2015 handout provided by the Indian Air Force.Handout—Reuters by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 26, 2015 9:24 AM CUT Torrential rains lashing the Indian state of Gujarat have so far [killed at least 70 people](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33281474 "undefined"), with thousands more forced to evacuate their homes after major damage to property from widespread flooding. Around 1,000 people have been airlifted to safety among the more than 10,000 people who have been moved to higher ground, the BBC reports. Several helicopters from the Indian Air Force are also dropping food packages into the worst-affected areas. A flood alert has also been issued in the disputed region of Kashmir, where hundreds were killed in [similar floods](http://time.com/3315643/hundreds-now-dead-in-india-pakistan-floods-as-rescue-efforts-slammed/ "undefined") last year, when they [also hit](http://time.com/3427911/india-floods-meghalaya-assam/ "undefined") India’s Northeast, claiming dozens of lives. Although flooding in several parts of the country is common during India’s monsoon season, the developments in Gujarat come during a series of extreme weather patterns across South Asia. Over 1,000 people have now died in a [heat wave](http://time.com/3935099/pakistan-heat-wave-government-power-cuts-death-toll/ "undefined") sweeping southern Pakistan, not long after another heat wave that [killed more than 2,000](http://time.com/3904590/india-heatwave-monsoon-delayed-weather-climate-change/ "undefined") across India earlier this month. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3937181/gujarat-flooding-india-monsoon-70-dead/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3937181/gujarat-flooding-india-monsoon-70-dead/"},"headline":"70 Dead in the Indian State of Gujarat After Heavy Monsoon Flooding","datePublished":"2015-06-26T09:24:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:34:19.036Z","description":"Food relief is being airlifted to the worst-hit areas","url":"https://time.com/3937181/gujarat-flooding-india-monsoon-70-dead/","keywords":["Pakistan","climate change","India","gujarat","Floods","heat wave","Kashmir"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt147cf67c81ad3048/6988587b2dce01a4d29e45e1/rtr4yvtt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt147cf67c81ad3048/6988587b2dce01a4d29e45e1/rtr4yvtt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"An aerial view shows flood victims standing atop their submerged houses in Amreli","caption":"An aerial view shows flood victims standing atop their submerged houses in Amreli","creditText":"Handout—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3937181/gujarat-flooding-india-monsoon-70-dead/","name":"70 Dead in the Indian State of Gujarat After Heavy Monsoon Flooding"}}]}] ```