India – Deadly Flash Floods in Madhya Pradesh
At least 8 people were swept away and forty-five people left stranded by flash floods in Sultangarh Water Fall in Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh, India. Local media reports that between…
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India – More Fatalities as Kerala Floods Continue
After a lull of two days, heavy rain has once again hit parts of Kerala, western India, causing further landslides and flooding. Local media reported 5 more fatalities between 14…
India – Deadly Flash Floods in Jammu and Kashmir
Heavy rain has continued to fall in northern India, this time causing flash floods and landslides in the Jammu and Kashmir. According to Press Trust of India, at least 4…
Global Warming to Increase Water in South Asian Rivers
[ISLAMABAD] A wetter future awaits South Asia, says a new study based on global climate change models that informed the fifth assessment report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
India – 19 Dead After Torrential Rain in Himachal Pradesh
At least 19 people have died in floods and landslides in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India over the past few days. According to the Press Trust of…
Philippines – Thousands Displaced as Deadly Floods Hit Metro Manila
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in the Philippines said that at least 2 people have died and thousands displaced by floods brought by rainfall from the…
India – Dams Open as Deadly Floods Hit Kerala
At least 20 people have died in the state of Kerala in south west India after torrential rain triggered floods and landslides from 08 August, 2018. Chief Minister of Kerala,…
Turkey – Hundreds Rescued After Floods in Ordu Province
Update, 10 August 2018: One person died in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ikizce district. The landslide occurred around 17:00 causing a road to collapse. Original report, 09…
Landmine Risk for Thousands Displaced by Floods in Laos
PHNOM PENH, Aug 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of people in Laos, whose homes were swept away when a dam burst, are sheltering in areas contaminated by landmines, humanitarians…
Villagers ‘Living Between Life and Death’ as Pakistan’s Glaciers Melt
BADSWAT, Pakistan, Aug 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When a glacial lake burst in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan province in July, Sher Baz watched helplessly as the waters swept away his…
EU Mobilises €6 million for Disaster Preparedness in South and South East Asia
As South East Asia is faced with the yearly monsoon season and its potentially devastating effects, the European Commission has released €6 million for disaster preparedness initiatives in the region.…
India – Fresh Wave of Floods in Assam Leaves 3 Dead and 25,000 Displaced
A fresh wave of flooding in the north east Indian state of Assam began on 02 August, 2018. This follows an earlier wave of flooding that began in June which…
South East Asia – Thousands Evacuate as Rivers Rise
Overflowing rivers have caused severe flooding in parts of South East Asia over the last few days. Around 8,000 people have evacuated their homes in parts of Vietnam, Cambodia and…
India – Overflowing Yamuna River Causes Flooding in Delhi
Levels of the Yamuna river in India reached a 5 year high on 31 July, 2018, flooding areas along the river in National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and neighbouring…
Myanmar – Floods and Landslides Displace 120,000
According to a UN report of 30 July, as many as 120,000 people have been displaced by flooding and landslides in Myanmar over recent weeks. The United Nations Office for…
Laos – Over 100 Still Missing After Dam Collapse
Following the collapse of a section of a hydropower dam in Laos on 23 July, at least 19 people are now thought to have died, 131 people are missing and…
