Floods in Asia
Tropical Depression Agaton, known elsewhere as Ling-ling, was downgraded on Monday to a Low Pressure Area (LPA) as it weakened, but the Philipppine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)…
Widespread flooding continues to affect Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, over the weekend, with the number of people forced to leave their homes jumping from less than 5,000 on Saturday…
Update 17 January 2014 NDRRMC have reported that the death toll from the floods and landslides in the Philippines is now 34. More than 400,000 people have been displaced by…
Heavy rainfall has been so bad in Aralaganwila, Sri Lanka, that around 100 people had to be rescued from their homes and taken to safer ground away from flood waters.…
13 people have now died in floods and landslides in North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There are still 2 people missing. Some reports claim there are as many as 40,000 people…
Several areas of Indonesia are currently suffering severe flooding. At least 5 people have died in the floods so far, and one person is missing. North Sulawesi Two days of…
Floods in Jakarta have claimed 4 lives. The floods first struck numerous locations across Jakarta on Wednesday 8 January 2014 and worsened over the next few days. There were some…
The Low Pressure Area moving over southern Mindanao that brought heavy rainfall on 11-12 January has also affected the southern Visayas, raising concerns about people affected by Typhoon HAIYAN in…
Two days of heavy rainfall in eastern Java has caused widespread flooding, particularly in the Jakarta metropolitan area. Jakarta was hit by flash flooding last week, as reported by FloodList…
A low pressure areas brought huge amounts of rainfall to Mindanao, southern Philippines, causing flash flooding and landslides. 13 people have been reported as killed as a result of floods…
The much predicted “second wave” of floods struck in Kelantan, Malaysia on Saturday 11 January 2014. Kelantan is a state on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia , the area…
Floods have struck in the Su-ngai Kolok and Waeng districts of Narathiwat in Thailand following continuous rainfall throughout last week. The rainfall increased levels of the Buketa Canal until it…
Incessant heavy downpours caused flooding in numerous locations across Jakarta on Wednesday 8 January 2014, causing gridlock in many parts of the city and disrupting several commuter train schedules. The…
Despite 2013 being yet another horrific year for floods in China, State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters reported yesterday that flood related deaths in 2013 were 70% lower than…
Rainfall in areas of the Gulf have resulted in incidents of flooding, with 1 person killed and one injured. United Arab Emirates Some places need only small amounts of rainfall…
Continuous heavy rainfall on Sunday 5 January 2014 left areas of Kuching, the city in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, suffering from flash floods. Many roads were said to be…
