Floods in Asia
Flooding from the Godavari river in India’s Andhra Pradesh state has affected over 74,000 people in the two districts of East Godavari (52,500 people) and West Godavari (21,568), according to…
Almost half a metre of rain in 24 hours has caused flooding in parts of the state of Gujarat in the west of India. Meanwhile at least 3 people have…
Flooding in China’s north-eastern Heilongjiang Province has displaced around 11,400 people and damaged over 2,500 homes. China’s news agency Xinhua said that levels of the Ashi River in the province…
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, reported on 29 July that at least 10 people have died in rain and flood-related incidents over the last…
A second wave of floods is affecting Russia’s Irkutsk region. The recent flooding began around 27 July, 2019 and comes after 25 people died and 7 are still missing from…
Further heavy monsoon has once again caused severe flooding in parts of the state of Maharashtra in west-central India. Flooding in Badlapur, Thane District, near Mumbai, left the Mahalaxmi Express…
DHAKA, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Parvin Begum, who saw her home on a secluded island in northern Bangladesh steadily devoured by floods this month, feels lucky. She received…
According to a UN report of 23 July, over 40,000 people remain displaced by monsoon flooding in Myanmar that began earlier this month. The UN Office for the Coordination of…
According to the latest estimates from Bangladesh’s National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC), over 70 people have died and 5 million have been affected across 21 districts by the monsoon…
As climate change melts glaciers, threatening floods as glacial lakes burst, efforts to reduce disaster risks are also advancing. KARACHI, Pakistan – Efforts to prepare Pakistani mountain communities threatened by…
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Asian Development Bank have joined forces to help the Indonesian government use satellite information to guide the redevelopment following the earthquake and tsunami…
India’s National Emergency Response Centre (NERC) reported on 22 July that 20 people have died and 3 are missing after heavy rain, floods and severe weather in the southern state…
Heavy rain from 17 July 2019 cause severe flooding and landslides in northwestern Turkey, with at least 2 dead and 5 still missing. Over 20 villages in Düzce province have…
Over 250 people have died in South Asia over the last few days after torrential monsoon rains caused flooding and landslides India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. India In India the…
Tropical Cyclone Danas formed as an area of low pressure over the western Philippine Sea 15 to 16 July, 2019, moving north of Luzon Island, Philippines, as it strengthened. Known…
Tropical Storm Danas formed on 16 July, 2019 over the western Philippine Sea, moving north of Luzon Island, Philippines, with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h. Storm Danas is known…
