India Set for Wetter September; IMD Warns of Flash Floods, Landslides

India is likely to receive above-normal rainfall in September, capping a season that has already seen several disasters triggered by heavy downpours in many parts of the country.

- TDG NETWORK

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday that the monthly average rainfall in September is expected to be more than 109 per cent of the long-period average of 167.9 mm.

The forecast suggests most regions will get normal to above-normal rainfall, while some parts of the northeast and east, many areas of extreme south peninsular India and pockets of northwest India are likely to record below-normal rain.