Floods in Asia
At least 1 person has died and 1,781 people have been affected by floods and landslides in Bogor Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. Local disaster management authorities said that heavy…
Scientists in Japan and USA have revealed new methods for modeling earthquake-induced tsunamis for southeast Japan, warning that a Nankai-induced tsunami is likely to hit there in the next few…
Thousands of people have been affected by landslides and flooding in three provinces of Indonesia over the last few days. Three people died and another was injured after a landslide…
Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations EMERCOM reports that melting snow and ice jams have caused flooding in Altai Krai Region. As of 27 March, flooding had affected 55 rural settlements,…
An unusual glacier in the remote north of Pakistan has blocked a river – and threatens flooding as it melts. ISLAMABAD, March 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Climate change is…
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of families on Vietnam’s typhoon-battered coast will receive free storm-proof houses, which can help pull them out of poverty, government and…
Three days of heavy rain and melting snow have caused flooding in East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Flooding has affected the regional capital, Oskemen, and the districts of Ayagoz, Glubokoe,…
At least 3,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes after flooding in the province of West Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. The floods came after 2 hours of torrential…
As extreme rainfall increases as a result of climate change, Colombo is moving to keep itself above the floodwater tide. COLOMBO, March 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When heavy rain…
Flooding and landslides have affected wide areas of the island of Java in Indonesia since 22 February, 2018. At least 15 people have died in 2 separate landslides. Meanwhile widespread…
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reported on 26 February that the torrential rain and flooding in Iraq 10 days ago have damaged shelters and communal infrastructure in camps for internally…
A landslide in Central Java Province, Indonesia, has left 7 people dead and 13 missing. Triggered by days of heavy rain, the landslide struck in Pasir Panjang, Brebes Regency on…
A storm sweeping across the Levant brought snow, heavy rain and some flooding to parts of south eastern Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and northern Iraq over the last few days. According…
Update, 16 February 2018 Further flood related deaths have been reported in the Philippines in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Sanba (known locally as Basyang). Local media are reporting fatalities…
Heavy rain in eastern areas of Malaysia caused flooding in parts of Sarawak State from 03 February, 2018. Samarahan Division recorded almost 200mm of rain in 24 hours to 06…
Tropical Storm Sanba, formerly known as 02W has triggered many warnings in the Philippines as it approaches from the east. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image…
