Unusual floods and droughts happening in India at the same time?

What is happening with the world's weather?

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"Drought warning adds to India woe

Mr Singh said vast swathes of India had received insufficient rain
Amid devastating monsoon floods in India's north-east, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said much of the country faces another threat - drought."

"We have been living here for 50 years and never have we seen these kind of floods," businessman Karuna Deka told the AFP news agency.

All the runs fell in the east and little to no rain reached the west. The west therefore has drought while the east has floods. I thought floods were pretty common in the east of India though. I believe I read somewhere that the water management system of India isn't that good.