Philippines – 3 Dead, 3 Missing After Floods in Bicol and Western Visayas
The Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported flooding in central areas of the country from 01 January 2021 following heavy rain brought by the tail end of a frontal system. Two…
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Thailand – 1 Dead After Further Floods and Landslides in South
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reports that the strong northeast monsoon over the Gulf of Thailand caused further heavy rain and strong winds in southern provinces from…
Philippines – 8 Killed in Floods and Landslides, Thousands Evacuate
At least 8 people have died and thousands have evacuated their homes after floods and landslides in the Philippines over the last few days. Heavy rain affected the southern island…
Malaysia – Thousands Evacuate Floods in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang
More flooding has affected parts of Peninsular Malaysia, prompting over 8,000 people to evacuate their homes. Flooding struck parts of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang states from 17 December 2020 following…
Indonesia – Thousands Hit by Floods on Java and Sumatra Islands
Floods and landslides continue to affect areas of Java and Sumatra islands in Indonesia. Meanwhile heavy rain from around 12 December has caused severe flooding in West Nusa Tenggara province…
Turkey – 2 Missing After Flash Floods in Izmir Province
At least 2 people are missing after flash floods in Izmir Province, western Turkey. Flooding struck between 13 and 14 December 2020. A stream overflowed, flooding roads in Dereköy in…
Thailand – Floods Remain in 5 Southern Provinces as Death Toll Rises
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported on 07 December that 24 people have now died as a result of heavy rainfall and flooding in southern parts of…
Iran – Deadly Floods in Southern Provinces
Heavy rain from 05 to 07 December caused more flooding in Iran. Previously 8 provinces were affected by floods in late November. Quoting disaster officials, local media in Iran reported…
(Updated) Indonesia – Deadly Floods in North Sumatra and Aceh Provinces
Flooding submerged wide areas of Medan City in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia from 03 December 2020. Other areas of Sumatra Island and Java Island in Indonesia, along with 4 states…
Thailand – Over 300,000 Households Affected by Floods in Southern Provinces
Disaster authorities in Thailand report that flooding in southern provinces has affected over 300,000 households. At least 8 people have died in flash flooding in the province of Nakhon Si…
Sri Lanka – Thousands Evacuate as Cyclone Burevi Makes Landfall
Cyclone Burevi made landfall in the north-eastern coast of Sri Lanka in Trincomalee district on 02 December 2020. Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology warned of heavy rainfall, wind gusts of…
Vietnam – Floods Leave 5 Dead, 1 Missing, 5,000 Displaced After 980mm of Rain in 3 Days
More deadly flooding has struck in Vietnam, with at least 5 fatalities reported, 1 missing and over 5,000 evacuated. Vietnam’s Disaster Management Agency (VNDMA) reported heavy rains and flooding in…
India – Deadly Floods in Andhra Pradesh After Rain from Cyclone Nivar
The state government of Andhra Pradesh, India, report severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall following the passage of Cyclone Nivar. Cyclone Nivar made landfall to the north of Puducherry on…
Indonesia – Floods Damage Thousands of Homes in North Sumatra Province
Over 25,000 people have been affected by floods in Serdang Bedagai Regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. According to Indonesia’s disaster management agency BNPB, flooding began in mid-November, and…
Iran – Floods Affect 8 Provinces After Heavy Rain
The Red Crescent in Iran reported flooding in 8 provinces of the country after days of heavy rain. The city of Aghajari in Khuzestan Province, recorded 90mm of rain in…
South East Asia – 25,000 Hit by Floods in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand
Around 25,000 people have been affected and thousands of homes damaged after recent flooding in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Malaysia The Department of Irrigation and Drainage in Malaysia reported that over…
