In mid and late June, many areas of northern India experienced devastating floods from some of the heaviest monsoon rains in 80 years. The state of Uttarakhand was hardest hit, with more than 600 people confirmed dead and more than 80,000 residents, religious pilgrims and tourists stranded after floods and landslides destroyed bridges, roads and thousands of homes. 

The state’s Agricultural Minister said, “It will take us at least five years to recover from the extensive damages...

After weeks of heavy rain, in June several rivers in Canada’s Alberta, province overflowed, flooding huge areas. Floods on the Bow, Elbow, High and South Saskatchewan rivers caused the evacuation of more than 75,000 people in Calgary and 10,000 in Medicine Hat and devastated the town of High River. Roads and bridges were washed away and hundreds of homes were submerged. The resorts of Banff and Canmore were cut off when the Trans-Canada Highway was temporarily closed.

More than a million people in 100 cities and towns throughout Brazil demonstrated in June. Issues of protest included a hike in public transportation fees, high taxes, inflation, health care, security and overspending on building projects for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. 

While most of the protesters were peaceful, there were some violent confrontations with police and several acts of vandalism.