Floods in Pakistan, August 2013 (Updated)
Update 3rd August 2013: Flash floods in Bagh District as well as Chitral 3 people killed as car swept away in floods in Bagh 1 person killed in flooded Bagh…
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Thailand Floods Update August 2013
Thailand has been battered by heavy rain and floods over the recent weeks. Thailand’s southern coastal provinces, in particular Satun Province, were hit by floods around 10th June this year.…
Floods in northern Vietnam
More flooding has struck in South East Asia, this time in northern Vietnam. Heavy rainfall that began a few days ago has resulted in flash floods in Vietnam’s northern province…
Myanmar Floods
Flooding in south east Asia continues – Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam have all seen severe floods over the last few days. Karen state in southern Myanmar is the latest region…
Floods in Japan, July 2013
Severe flooding and mudslides in the Yamaguchi and Shimane Prefectures of Japan over the last few days were the result of record levels of rainfall. One person has been reported…
8 dead in Eastern Indonesia Floods
8 people have been killed and 10 injured in a landslide after flooding and heavy rain in eastern Indonesia. The tragedy was in city of Ambon on the Maluku chain…
Jeddah Flood Defences
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has suffered from disastrous floods twice in the last few years. In 2009 as many as 122 people were killed and the flood disaster was describes as…
Floods in Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2013
Update: Severe floods have now spread to northern Sulawesi. Gornotalo saw extreme heavy rainfall on 26th July which resulted in the deaths of 4 people, with a further 3 still…
Floods in Northern China
Update: Gansu Province The situation has worsened over the weekend in Gansu. More people have been reported killed in the floods, bringing the total to 20. As many as 56,000…
India’s new flood watch satellite
Last night, 25th July 2013, India successfully launched a satellite that will be dedicated to monitoring weather conditions. The launch of the satellite had been delayed. It’s unclear whether the…
Gujarat Flood Mapping Project
In India, the state of Gujarat has announced that it is close to completing its pilot trial of a new flood mapping project in the Mahi river basin. Once the…
Floods in North and South Korea, July 2013
Update 25th July 2013: DPR Korea government has reported that the provinces of North and South Pyongan have been badly affected by flooding. Chongchon River broke banks early 21st July…
More floods in Nepal, July 2013
Heavy rainfall resulted in floods and landslides in various regions of Nepal. As of 22nd July 2013, 8 deaths were reported and also 13 reported missing. Three were killed in…
Floods in North East Thailand (Updated)
Update 24th July 2013: Heavy rain has resulted in flooding in more areas of north and eastern Thailand. Flood waters in streets of areas of Chanthaburi province were said to…
Floods in Punjab, Pakistan
Pakistan has seen huge amounts of rain in the last few days as part of the monsoon. The capital, Islamabad, had over 20cm in 24 hours on 20th July. Flooding…
Andhra Pradesh Floods, India, July 2013
The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has been suffering from flooding since the monsoon rains began in June and early July this year. However the situation has worsened and levels…
