Sri Lanka – Floods, Rain and Strong Winds Leave 13 Dead and 5,000 Displaced
At least 13 people have died, 1 is missing and 61 injured in Sri Lanka since 29 November, 2017 after severe weather including strong winds and heavy rain brought by…
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Floods in Asia
Thailand – Around 400,000 Hit by Floods in South
Flooding has affected parts of southern Thailand since 25 November. Heavy rain has triggered rivers to overflow and flash flooding. According to Thailand’s The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation…
Malaysia – Thousands Displaced by Floods in Kelantan and Terengganu
The states of Kelantan and Terengganu in Western Malaysia have been affected by flooding over the last few days. Around 13,000 people have been evacuated to special relief camps. Local…
Indonesia – Floods and Landslides in East Java Leave 11 Dead, 4,000 Displaced
National Disaster officials in Indonesia said that 11 people died in flooding and landslides early on Tuesday 28 November in East Java Province. The flooding and landslides came after more…
NASA Views Severe Rain Storms Over Western Saudi Arabia
As intense rain storms moved into Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Nov. 21, NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission or GPM core satellite analyzed the severe storms. Heavy downpours caused schools and…
Vietnam – 2 Dead, 1 Missing After Floods in Central Areas
Tropical Depression Kirogi made landfall in south eastern Vietnam on 19 November. Although the storm dissipated over land later that day, some central areas of the country have seen heavy…
Saudi Arabia – Hundreds Rescued as Floods Hit Western Areas
Hundreds of people have been rescued from stranded cars and flooded homes after heavy rain hit parts of western Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, 21 November, 2017. Civil defence teams reported…
NASA Spots Tropical Depression Kirogi Dissipating
Tropical Depression Kirogi made landfall in southeastern Vietnam on Nov. 19 and NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the storm as it was dissipating over land. Kirogi made landfall at 1…
Indonesia – 2 Dead, Hundreds of Homes Damaged in Flash Floods in West Nusa Tenggara
At least 2 people died in flash floods in West Nusa Tenggara province of central Indonesia on Sunday 19 November. Spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said…
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP Finds Tropical Depression Haikui Dissipating
The final warning was issued on Tropical depression Haikui on Nov. 12 as it was dissipating due to strong vertical wind shear. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the storm…
Sri Lanka – Over 1,700 Displaced by Floods in Northern Province
Update, 14 November 2017 Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Sri Lanka have reported one fatality in the flooding in Jaffna District, Northern Province. The numbers of those affected and displaced…
Indonesia – 9 Dead as Heavy Rain Causes Floods and Landslides
Heavy rainfall in areas of Indonesia since 03 November 2017 has caused flooding and landslides in several provinces, according to the country’s Disaster Prevention Agency (BNPB). At least 9 deaths…
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP sees Tropical Depression Haikui form
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Philippines and saw the thirtieth tropical cyclone of the northwestern Pacific Ocean typhoon season form. On Nov. 9 at 0454 UTC (Nov. 8…
Vietnam – Over 40 Dead as Typhoon Damrey Dumps Over 1 Metre of Rain
As predicted, Typhoon Damrey made landfall in south Vietnam on 04 November, 2017, bringing with it extreme rainfall and strong winds with gusts of 90 km/h. Tra My in Quang…
Malaysia – Severe Storm and Floods Leave 7 Dead, 10,000 Displaced
At least 7 people have died and over 10,000 displaced after floods swept through the northern states of Penang and Kedah in peninsular Malaysia. Torrential rain fell from 03 November,…
Vietnam and Cambodia – Tropical Storm Damrey to Bring Extreme Rainfall
The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) has warned that Tropical Storm Damrey will threaten millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia with extreme rainfall,…
