Floods in Asia
Severe weather including heavy rain, flash floods, landslides and strong winds has affected Sri Lanka since 03 June 2021. According to the latest reported from the country’s Disaster Management Centre,…
Tropical Depression Choi-Wan (local name ‘Dante’) intensified into a tropical storm on 31 May, 2021 as it entered the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR). Authorities in As of 01 June…
Heavy rain dover the last few days, including rain in the wake of Cyclone Yaas, has triggered flooding and landslides in parts of Nepal, where at least 4 people have…
Severe flooding struck in Musi Rawas Regency, South Sumatra Province in Indonesia on 27 May 2021. According to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency BNPB, heavy rainfall caused the Lakit River…
Almost 1.5 million people evacuated their homes in India ahead of Cyclone Yaas making landfall in the state of Odisha on 26 May 2021. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Very…
Flooding has affected almost 60,000 residents of Bandung Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. Thousands of homes have been inundated. According to the the regional disaster management agency, light to heavy…
Over 5,000 people have been forced from their homes after days of flooding in East Malaysia. Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) reported flooding in parts of Sabah State from…
Tropical Cyclone Tauktae left a trail of destruction as it moved north over the Arabian Sea, passing close to the western coast of India. Tauktae made landfall in Gujarat on…
Sri Lanka‘s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported further flooding and landslides in several parts of the country. Further heavy rain has fallen in Sri Lanka since our report here.…
Heavy rain from 11 May 2021 caused flooding in parts of the Maldives. As of 13 May, at least 300 homes were affected. Maldives Meteorological Service issued alerts for heavy…
Sri Lanka has seen heavy rainfall from around 10 May 2021. As of 13 May, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported floods and rainfall damages in the districts of Rathnapura, Colombo…
Disaster authorities in Russia report that homes have been inundated and residents evacuated after flooding from the rising Amur river in Khabarovsk Krai in the Far East region. The Ministry…
At least 14 people have lost their lives after heavy rain triggered flash flooding and mudslides in Tajikistan and northern areas of neighbouring Afghanistan. This is the second severe flood…
At least 7 people have died after heavy rain caused a landslide West Sumatra, Indonesia. According to the country’s disaster agency BNPB, a landslide struck a mining area of Sangir…
At least 10 people have died and 1 is still missing after flash floods in Iran. Fatalities were reported in the central and eastern Yazd, Kerman and South Khorasan provinces.…
Hundreds of homes were damaged after flash floods in West Lombok Regency in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Flooding struck after heavy rainfall began on 01 May 2021.…
