Afghanistan – Flash Floods Leave 16 Dead, 10 Missing
Update, 05 May 2021: As of 05 May, updated information from disaster authorities showed at least 37 fatalities and more than 400 families displaced. In Herat 24 people died and…
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Floods in Asia
Yemen – Deadly Flash Floods Devastate Tarim
Update, 05 May 2021: In a report of 04 May 2021, UNOCHA said torrential rains and flooding started in mid-April continued into May causing damage to infrastructure, destroying homes and…
Indonesia – 5 Dead, 8 Missing After Landslide in South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra
At least 5 people died and 8 are still missing after landslides hit the Batang Toru hydropower plant area in Marancar, South Tapanuli District, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on 29…
Philippines – Hundreds Evacuate Floods in Davao City
Disaster authorities in the Philippines report that hundreds of people have moved from their homes to evacuations centres after flash flooding in parts of Davao City. According to the Disaster…
Saudi Arabia – Flash Floods Sweep Through Mecca
Torrential rainfall flooded areas of Mecca in Saud Arabia on 27 April 2021. A sudden storm during the afternoon caused flooding across the city. Images and videos shared on Social…
Cambodia – 1 Dead, Dozens of Homes Damaged After Storms and Heavy Rain
Severe storms and heavy rain caused flooding and damage in the provinces of Oddar Meanchey, Battambang and Pursat from 16 April 2021. As many as 13 people were injured and…
Philippines – Thousands Evacuate Tropical Cyclone Surigae
National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRMC) in the Philippines reported on 19 April that a total of 68,490 people were pre-emptively evacuated in Bicol and Eastern Visayas…
Satellite-Based Monitoring Is Needed to Prepare for Catastrophic Himalayan Floods
Aptly called Earth’s “Third Pole,” the Himalayan region is home to the largest ice mass outside of the planet’s polar regions. However, rising temperatures and extreme precipitation events make the…
Vietnam – Deadly Flash Floods in North
Vietnam’s Disaster Management Authority (VDMA) reports that 3 people have died after flash floods in northern provinces. Floods swept though a village in Minh Luong Commune, Van Ban District, in…
Singapore – Flash Floods After Heaviest Rainfall in 40 Years
PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, reported flash flooding in areas of the city after heavy rainfall on 17 April 2021. As much as 161.4mm was recorded in western Singapore from…
Indonesia – Floods and Landslides Affect Java Island
At least one person died after heavy rain triggered a landslide in Bandung Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said the landslide buried a house in…
Pakistan Slum Dwellers Map Flood Risks to Stop Evictions
April 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Slum dwellers in the Pakistani city of Karachi have stopped the demolition of thousands of homes by mapping flood risks from clogged drains, offering…
Indonesia and East Timor – Flood Death Toll Climbs, Thousands Displaced
More than 150 people have now died in the catastrophic floods and landslides in south eastern Indonesia and East Timor that began on 03 April 2021. 500mm of Rain in…
Indonesia and East Timor – Dozens Dead or Missing After Heavy Rain Triggers Floods and Landslides
Over 80 people are thought to have died and dozens are reported as missing after flash floods and landslides ravaged parts of West and East Nusa Tenggara Provinces in Indonesia…
Indonesia – Flash Floods Damage Over 2,000 Homes in Grobogan, Central Java
Further severe flooding has struck in Indonesia, this time in Central Java Province. This follows recent flooding in Medan City in North Sumatra province, where over 50,000 people were affected.…
Indonesia – Thousands Hit by Flooding on Sumatra Island
Over 60,000 people have been affected by floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, over the past few days according to disaster authorities. The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for…
