In Pictures

India’s monsoon gathers pace

About 200 people have died in monsoon-related incidents in the last month.

There are as many winners as losers during the monsoon season. [Shammi Mehra/AFP]

12 Jul 2018

The torrential rain that the monsoon brings is a double-edged sword. While the flooding it brings is highly disruptive, it also supplies the water which will keep the country’s agricultural industry rolling along throughout the following 12 months.

This year’s monsoon is very close to the average in most states. Nevertheless, about 200 people have died in monsoon-related incidents in the last month, with nine people having died in landslides in the remote northeastern state of Manipur.

What others may see as extreme weather, those who live with the monsoon learn to make the most of it. [Sanjay Kanojia/AFP]

Bull racing in a paddy field in Herobhanga, near Kolkata. [Dibyangshu/AFP]

Some areas of the country still have a significant rainfall deficit, but not here in Bhubaneswar. [Asit Kumar/AFP]

Monsoon flooding in Morigoan in Assam state. River levels are reported to be dangerously high along the Brahmaputra River. [Biju Boro/AFP]

Heat and humidity lead people to take measures to stay cool, as here in Amritsar. [Raminder Pal Singh/EPA-EFE]

In recent days an area of low pressure has brought flooding rain to central parts of the country, including Bhopal. [Sanjeev Gupta/EPA-EFE]

A cooler and cloudy scene in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. [Sanjay Baid/EPA-EFE]