Floods in Asia
Flooding has damaged almost 1,500 homes in parts of West Java Province, Indonesia, over the last few days. According to the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management…
Heavy rainfall in Bangladesh caused flooding in low lying areas of Bagerhat District, Khulna Division from 23 October. According to local media, 38,000 people have been affected, although local authorities…
While high greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss are often associated with rapid land-use change in Indonesia, impacts on local water cycles have been largely overlooked. Researchers from the University…
Floods in Bangalore (also known as Bengaluru) in Karnataka state, India, caused traffic chaos and damaged hundreds of homes on 23 October 2020. Some areas of the city recorded more…
Eleven people have died after heavy rain in Indonesia triggered a landslide at a coal mine in South Sumatra Province. The landslide struck during the afternoon of 21 October 2020…
Disaster authorities in the Philippines report that more than 5,000 families on the island of Luzon in the north of the country have been affected by Tropical Storm “Saudel”, known…
Updated information from disaster authorities in Vietnam reveals that floods and landslides have now claimed 102 lives in central provinces since the heavy rain began 2 weeks ago. As of…
Heavy rain in western and central parts of Indonesia that began around 15 October has caused flooding in 3 different provinces. Dozens of homes have been damaged and over 200…
Further heavy rain from late 17 October has caused yet more flooding in parts of the state of Telangana, India, in particular in the capital, Hyderabad. Last week the city…
The death toll from floods and landslides in central Vietnam continues to rise as rivers reach record levels. The central region of Vietnam has experienced prolonged, heavy rains that have…
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) in Thailand reports that 28 provinces in the country have been affected by recent flooding, landslides and storm damage. One fatality was reported…
Flooding has worsened in parts of Cambodia after further heavy rain in the country and dam releases in bordering parts of Thailand. Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management said on…
Heavy rainfall hit parts of the island of Sulawesi on 15 October, 2020, causing floods in Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Over 5,000 people have been affected and hundreds of homes…
A tropical depression brought heavy rain to parts of the Philippines from 13 to 14 October 2020. Disaster officials reported at least 2 people died and another was reported missing…
A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has brought days of heavy rain to parts of southern and western India, causing flooding in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,…
At least 1 person has died and 3 are missing after flooding in Laos since 07 October. Almost 8,000 people have been displaced. Meanwhile the flood situation continues in neighbouring…
