Floods Worsen in China
Heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Utor continues to cause chaos in southern and northern parts of China. The rainfall has resulted in deadly floods and landslides bringing the official death…
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Floods in Asia
India Opens Flood Gates
Many observers in Pakistan claim that the recent floods there have been worsened by India’s decision to release water from the Harike Headworks and Hussainiwala Headworks. On Sunday 18th August…
300,000 Affected by Pakistan Floods
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) say that more than 300,000 people have been affected by floods in the country since they began late July. At least 108 people have…
Half of Manila Under Water
The aftermath of Tropical Storm Trami (known as Maring locally) combined with seasonal monsoon storms to bring torrential rains that caused widespread flooding across Luzon, the largest island in the…
Flash Floods in Yemen
Torrential rain brought horrendous flash floods to several parts of Yemen over the weekend. The recent storms and heavy rainfall began to fall on 16th August, and continued until the…
Floods in North East China
Floods in north east China have killed as many as 54 people so far and have been described as the worst in 40 years. 97 people are still missing and…
Floods in Russia Worst in a Century
Flooding on a huge scale has caused chaos and devastation in Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District, which lies near to the border with China. The flooding has been caused by…
Floods in Jammu Region
Jammu region in the northern Indian state of Jammu Kashmir, suffered floods and landslides after incessant rainfall hit large parts of the region over the last few days. The heavy…
6 Killed in Japan Floods
Northern Japan suffered torrential rain over the period from 9th to 10th August, which lead to flooding and landslides in the region. Iwate and Akita prefectures are the areas that…
Flash Floods Kill 22 in Afghanistan
Flash floods have continued in Afghanistan. On 4th August I reported that 70 people had died in floods around Kabul, eastern Nuristan, Laghman and Khost provinces in central Afghanistan. Flooding…
South Asia Rainfall up 50%
According to Richard Angwin, Meteorologist, this is not a typical monsoon season. It might be obvious to say this in light of all the recent floods in South and South…
Thousands Displaced by Floods in Philippines
Floods in Mindanao, Philippines, have affected nearly 500,000 people since 21st July. 3 people have been reported as killed in the floods. Heavy rain continues in the region, making the…
Around 50 dead in Pakistan Floods (Updated)
Update 6th August 2013: According to UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of 5th August 2013, the areas of Pakistan worst affected by floods are: Balochistan…
Food Aid for North Korea Flood Victims
North Korea has suffered severe flooding throughout July this year. On 11th July central areas of the country saw as much as 20cm of rainfall. By 25th July 33 people…
Japan Flood update
I reported on 30th July that Yamaguchi and Shimane Prefectures of Japan had seen severe flooding and landslides after what had been described as unprecedented heavy rainfall. 1 person died…
Around 70 Killed in Afghanistan Floods
Flash floods around Kabul, as well as eastern Nuristan, Laghman and Khost provinces, have resulted in 70 deaths in central Afghanistan. The worst affected area was (also known as Sarobi…
