2021 South India floods

2021 South India floods
Part of the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Date6 – 12 November 2021
(3 years, 7 months, 1 week and 5 days)
LocationIndia (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh) Sri Lanka
Also known as2021 Tamil Nadu floods, India-Sri Lanka floods, Chennai floods
TypeFlood
CauseDepression BOB 05 and a low pressure system associated with the Northeast monsoon
Deaths41 total (16 in India; 25 in Sri Lanka)
Property damageUnknown

The 2021 South India floods are a series of floods associated with Depression BOB 05 and a low pressure system that caused widespread disruption across the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and the nearby Sri Lanka. The rainfall started on 1 November in Tamil Nadu. The flooding was caused by extremely heavy downpours from BOB 05, killing at least 41 people across India and Sri Lanka.