In mid-March 2019, monsoonal downpours caused widespread flooding and landslides across South Asia.
[1] Hundreds of makeshift tents collapsed in the Kutupalong and Nayapara refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.
Over 90% of Kaziranga National Park was flooded, forcing animals to escape to the hills of Karbi Anglong district.
Divisional Forest Officer Rohini B. Saikia stated that two one-horned rhinos and one elephant had drowned in the floods.
[2] Heavy rains began on 12 July, causing flooding and landslides across Nepal.
[4] Numerous landslides blocked roads, leaving communities cut off and vehicles stranded.
[13] From February to April 2019, widespread flash flooding affected large parts of Pakistan, most severely in Balochistan, KPK, Punjab, and other provinces.
[21] Colombo, Negombo, and Gampaha were also severely affected due to heavy floods.