Myanmar – 15,000 Evacuate Floods in Bago, Mon and Yangon
Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes after record heavy rain caused flooding in southern Myanmar. The hardest hit area is Bago Township in the Bago Region. Myanmar’s…
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Myanmar, Bangladesh and India – Thousands Evacuate as Powerful Tropical Cyclone ‘Mocha’ Makes Landfall
Tropical Cyclone ‘Mocha’, a powerful storm with maximum sustained winds of up to 250 km/h, made landfall in Myanmar near Sittwe City on 14 May 2023. The cyclone has caused…
South East Asia – Storm Mulan Triggers Floods Leaving 5 Dead and 4 Missing
Heavy rain brought by the passing of Tropical Storm Mulan has caused flooding and landslides in areas of Vietnam, northern Thailand and bordering areas of Myanmar, and northern Laos. Tropical…
Myanmar – 11 Killed in Landslide in Mandalay Region
A landslide struck in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar on 24 August 2021 burying 4 homes in Mogok Township. Fourteen people were buried under the collapsed houses. Teams of search…
Myanmar – Thousands Displaced by Floods in 4 States
Days of heavy rain have caused flooding in Shan, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon states in Myanmar. Myanmar’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) reported heavy rain from 25 July. Mawlamyine…
Myanmar – Almost 3,000 Displaced by Floods in Kachin
Disaster authorities in Myanmar report that almost 3,000 people have been displaced by recent flooding in parts of Kachin State. Flooding struck in areas around Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District in…
Myanmar – Deadly Floods and Landslides in Mandalay Region
At least 4 people died in flash flooding and landslides after heavy monsoon rainfall in Myanmar. According to local media reports heavy rainfall early on 16 September caused flooding and…
South East Asia – Tropical Storm Sinlaku Brings Flooding Rains to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand
At least 2 people have died in flash flooding in Vietnam after heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Sinlaku. Meanwhile hundreds of homes have been flooded as the storm dumped…
Myanmar – 20,000 Affected by Floods in Mandalay Region
Update, 30 July 2020: Myanmar state media reported on 30 July that the Ayeyarwady (also Ayeyawady and Irrawaddy) River burst its banks in Sagaing Region, prompting the evacuation of 6,516…
Myanmar – Jade Mine Landslide Kills Over 160
Over 160 people have died after a massive landslide in a jade mine in Kachin State, northern Myanmar on 02 July. The Government of Myanmar reported that by the afternoon…
Myanmar – Over 40 Killed by Landslide in Mon State
At least 41 people have died after heavy rain triggered a massive landslide in Paung Township, Mon State, Myanmar. The landslide occurred on Friday 09 August, 2019, completely destroying 14…
Myanmar – More Flooding as Rivers Rise in Ayeyarwady, Mon and Kayin
Heavy rainfall in Myanmar has caused rivers to rise and further flooding, displacing thousands of people in Ayeyarwady Region and Mon and Kayin States. According to local media, currently the…
Myanmar – Thousands Displaced by Floods in Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway
According to a UN report of 23 July, over 40,000 people remain displaced by monsoon flooding in Myanmar that began earlier this month. The UN Office for the Coordination of…
Myanmar – Thousands Displaced in North and West as Rivers Overflow
Flooding has displaced thousands of people in northern and western Myanmar after a period of heavy rain caused rivers overflow. Kachin State and Sagaing Region Over 14,000 people have been…
Landslides Are Growing Risk to Poorest
Waterlogged hillsides are dangerous. For those who live on them, or further downhill, they can be deadly. The global risk from landslides is rising, writes Tim Radford for Climate News…
Myanmar – Dam Breach in Bago Region Forces Thousands to Evacuate
Monsoon rains have caused a dam in Myanmar to overflow, inundating the nearby township of Swar and surrounding villages in Bago region. At least 50,000 people are thought to have…
