India – At Least 3 Dead After Days of Rain in Jammu and Kashmir
At least 3 people have lot their lives in Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, after days of heavy heavy rainfall. The fatalities occurred in Akhnoor, Poonch and Kishtwar, according to…
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India – Torrential Rain and Floods in Maharashtra and Gujarat
Strong winds, lightning strikes and torrential rainfall in western India have caused at least 20 fatalities since 22 June in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, including the capital Mumbai.…
Vietnam – At Least 7 dead After Landslide and Floods in North
Vietnam’s Disaster Management Authority (DMA) reports that floods and landslides triggered by recent heavy rain in northern areas of the country have killed at least 7 people and destroyed almost…
Myanmar – Deadly Floods and Landslides Strike Mohnyin District, Kachin State
The government in Myanmar reports that at least 6 people died in landslides and flooding in Hpakant Township (Phakant) in Mohnyin District, Kachin State. Heavy rains triggered several landslides and…
Myanmar – Record Rain Causes Floods and Landslides in Mon State
Record breaking heavy rain has triggered flooding and landslides in parts of Mon State in the south of Myanmar. The towns of Mawlamyine and Mottama are the worst hit areas.…
Turkey – 1 Missing After Floods in Manisa Province
Several provinces in Turkey were hit by heavy rain and flash flooding over the weekend, 16 to 17 June, 2018. A child is still missing after being swept away by…
India – Deadly Floods and Landslides in 4 States After Torrential Rain
Torrential monsoon rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in four states in India over the last few days. As of 14 June, at least 3 people had died and around…
Myanmar and Bangladesh – Torrential Rain Triggers Deadly Flooding and Landslides
Severe weather, including thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds has affected Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. Media are reporting that over the last 2 days as many as 12 people…
NASA’s Aqua Satellite Sees Formation of Tropical Storm Maliksi
Tropical Storm Maliksi formed in the Philippine Sea, off the northeastern coast of the Philippines as NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard…
China – Over 70,000 Evacuate Floods and Landslides from Typhoon Ewiniar
Typhoon Ewiniar has brought torrential downpours to China’s Guangdong Province, with some areas recording over 250 mm of rain in 24 hours, 08 to 09 June, 2018. Guangdong provincial civil…
NASA Sees Ewiniar Slide Back Into South China Sea and Strengthen
Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar made landfall on mainland China and as the center of circulation has moved back into the South China Sea and reorganized, NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP provided a look…
As Rains Lash Sri Lanka, Warnings Arrive on Time
Weather and disaster offices have for years faced criticism for a lack of flood early warnings – but that is changing this year, experts say. MARAWILA, Sri Lanka, June 6…
NASA Analyzes Northern Indian Ocean Rainfall of Soaking Separate Cyclones
NASA analyzed rainfall in two tropical cyclones that developed in the Northern Indian Ocean, each bringing heavy rainfall. Within a week, separate cyclones, Tropical Storm Sagar and Cyclone Mekunu, hit…
Vietnam – Landslides and Flooding Destroy Houses and Leave 1 Dead
Vietnam’s Disaster Management Authority (DMA) reported on 05 June, 2018, that at least 1 person has died and several houses damaged or destroyed by flash floods and landslides triggered by…
India – Flooding and Deadly Landslide in Mizoram
A landslide in the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram has left at least 10 people dead. The Press Trust of India, quoting local police, said that 10 people were killed…
Tajikistan – Floods in South Leave 6 Dead
Days of heavy rain in late May, 2018, caused flooding in southern parts of Tajikistan. Between 17 and 26 May, at least 6 people died and 5,525 were affected in…
