August 3, 2026 10:26 PM
Amazon’s disaster relief efforts in Jammu and Kashmir
A recent wave of flash floods, landslides and cloudbursts has caused severe damage across Jammu and Kashmir, affecting lives, riverbanks and local power and water infrastructure.
Amazon has provided more than 8,000 relief items to people in J&K’s Rajouri region, including food and hygiene kits. All relief supplies were delivered within 48 hours of requests from local organisations on the ground.
The team continues to monitor the situation and is ready to provide additional support as community needs are confirmed.
July 28, 2026 1:29 AM
How Amazon is helping communities stricken by monsoon floods and landslides in Maharashtra, Kerala and Gujarat
Torrential rains since early July have triggered severe flooding and landslides across western India. In Maharashtra, rivers overflowed across multiple districts—including Mumbai, Pune, Thane, and Kolhapur—displacing more than 2,000 families and causing significant damage to homes and infrastructure. In Kerala, a landslide struck the Kalladi tunnel construction site in Wayanad, burying transport vehicles, homes and public infrastructure. In Gujarat, record rainfall caused flash floods across 11 districts, displacing more than 11,000 people, with Surat and Navsari among the worst-hit areas. Relief and rescue operations are ongoing across all three states.
To date, Amazon Disaster Relief team has provided more than 75,000 relief items through 15 nonprofit organisations across Maharashtra, Kerala and Gujarat. Relief items were pre-positioned in Amazon's inventory hubs, enabling rapid last-mile delivery despite severe transport disruptions—including highway and rail closures in Maharashtra and widespread road flooding in Gujarat. Across all three states, most items were delivered within 72 hours of requests from local organisations on the ground.
In Maharashtra, we’ve supported nine nonprofit partners in distributing more than 55,000 items for families across Mumbai, Pune, Thane and Kolhapur. Relief supplies included food, hygiene kits, blankets, and raincoats. Our nonprofit partners include ASVSS Mumbai, Samarthya Kalyankari Sansthan, CEEOINDIA, Konkan Development Society, Hope Welfare Foundation, Rise Infinity Foundation, Samaj Vikas Sansthan, Dilasa Sansthan, and Center for Agriculture Rural Development (CARD).
In Kerala, Amazon’s Disaster Relief team worked with four NGO partnersto reach families in Wayanad with more than 3,000 items. This included food kits, blankets, and tarps, as well as rescue equipment such as safety helmets, folding stretchers, lifebuoys, life jackets, and headlamps provided to the District Disaster Management Office (DDMO) for search-and-rescue operations. The team also provided sketchbooks, board games, frisbees, and jigsaw puzzles for displaced children to relief camps. Our NGO partners include Bangalore Rural Education and Development Society (BREADS), The Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, Shreyas Foundation, and Wayanad Social Service Society (WSSS)
In Gujarat, we supported two nonprofit partnersin providing more than 16,000 items to families. Supplies included food, hygiene kits, and blankets to support families whose homes were destroyed by the floods. Our non-profit partners –include Pochabhai Foundation in Surat and 4Legs Charitable Trust in Navsari.
The Disaster Relief team continues to coordinate with NGO and government partners across all three states and stands ready to respond as further community needs are confirmed.
July 9, 2026 9:57 PM
Amazon India's flood relief efforts in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Continuous heavy rainfall since June 24, 2026, has triggered widespread flash floods and landslides across Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Sikkim. In Arunachal Pradesh, communities across 251 villages have been affected. In Assam, six districts have been impacted, with Dhemaji among the worst-hit. Homes, agricultural land, public infrastructure and transport connectivity have sustained significant damage, and several bridge collapses have cut off access to affected communities. Relief and rescue operations are ongoing across the region.
Amazon’s Disaster Relief team is working closely with Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) and nonprofit partners to support communities impacted by the floods and landslides. To date, the team has provided more than 60,000 relief items through seven nonprofit organisations across Keyi Panyor and Papum Pare districts in Arunachal Pradesh, Dhemaji district in Assam and West Sikkim district in Sikkim.
Critical supplies reached affected communities within the first 48 hours of the disaster supporting affected families across the 3 states impacted. Most relief items were sourced from Amazon's disaster relief hubs or vendor pre-positioning, enabling the rapid response. Working closely with nonprofit partners, Amazon has also tailored relief support to local community needs, including customising food kits to reflect local dietary preferences.
The relief material included food, blankets, hygiene kits and critical search-and-rescue equipment. Amazon is also coordinating with the District Disaster Management Office (DDMO) in Keyi Panyor, one of the worst-hit districts, to support ongoing search-and-rescue operations with medical supplies and equipment, including foldable stretchers, wheelchairs, pulse oximeters, rechargeable searchlights, protective gear, tarps, rain ponchos and first-aid supplies.
Amazon is working with several organisations on the ground, including Seva Kendra Arunachal East, ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA), Drishti Foundation Trust, and PRO RURAL.
The Disaster Relief team continues to monitor weather events in India and stands ready to respond as community needs are confirmed.
