# At least 18 dead as late monsoon causes havoc across north India | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

> At least 18 people died in the past 24 hours as an unusually late monsoon brought heavy rain to northern India. Schools closed in several cities, and the IMD expected more heavy rain in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan.

- Date: 2022-10-10 · published 2022-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39074-at-least-18-dead-as-late-monsoon-causes-havoc-across-north-india-climate-crisis
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Late rain disrupts harvesting and field conditions for kharif crops, which can tighten domestic rice and pulse supplies and support local prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-05-02 | [Probability of El Niño this year at least 50% – Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70916-probability-of-el-nino-this-year-at-least-50-red-cross-red-crescent-climate.md) | +3.7% | +19.6% |
| RICE | 2026-05-29 | [India Cuts Monsoon Outlook to 90% of Normal in Risk to Crops \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19228-india-cuts-monsoon-outlook-to-90-of-normal-in-risk-to-crops-financial-post.md) | -1.7% | +2.3% |
| RICE | 2017-09-13 | [Patchy monsoon clouds prospects for bumper harvest repeat this year \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68940-patchy-monsoon-clouds-prospects-for-bumper-harvest-repeat-this-year-business.md) | +0.7% | -5.3% |
| RICE | 2019-08-14 | [What The Current Late Monsoon Rainfalls Mean For India’s Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57554-what-the-current-late-monsoon-rainfalls-mean-for-india-s-agriculture.md) | -4.1% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2018-08-01 | [India's monsoon rain forecast cut, farm output seen at risk \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63497-india-s-monsoon-rain-forecast-cut-farm-output-seen-at-risk-the-star.md) | -8.4% | -11.1% |

## Sources

- aljazeera.com: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/10/many-dead-as-late-monsoon-rains-bring-more-misery-to-north-india

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