Floods in Asia
NEW DELHI, July 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Authorities across India are taking steps to help millions of people hit by floods and to prepare for future disasters, Prime Minister…
Flooding has affected wide areas of north eastern Thailand over the last few days, leaving as many as 15 people dead and 700,000 affected. Some northern areas experienced heavy rain…
Gujarat in India has seen heavy rainfall for the last 10 days, causing major floods in at least 5 districts of the state. Heavy rain between 15 and 16 July…
Authorities in Akita Prefecture, north western Japan, issued evacuation orders on Sunday 23 July due to flooding after a period of heavy rain. Some areas recorded more than 300 mm…
Flooding has affected several provinces in Thailand over the last few days, damaging homes and crops. Disaster management authorities in the country have issued warnings for further heavy rain for…
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) in India says that the death toll of this year’s monsoon floods in the north eastern state now stands at 76. Flooding has affected…
COLOMBO, July 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – During Sri Lanka’s May floods, rescue crews in Kiriella, a small town in Rathnapura District, spotted a remarkable sight. A middle-aged woman, trudging…
BANGKOK, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) outlines the dramatic changes Asia-Pacific…
India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Indian Air Force were called in to rescue people stranded by flooding in the state of Gujarat over the weekend 15 to…
Disaster officials in the Indian state of Odisha said that flash floods occurred in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts after heavy rainfall on 15 July. Local media report that at least…
Officials in Afghanistan reported on 16 July that at least 16 people have been killed and 19 others injured in recent flash floods in the north eastern province of Badakhshan.…
Around 650,000 have people been affected by floods that hit northern and north-eastern districts in Bangladesh, the government said on Wednesday 13 July. In neighbouring Assam state, India, around 1.7…
Prolonged heavy rainfall is taking its toll in parts of north east India. A massive landslide in the state of Arunachal Pradesh on 11 July left at least 14 people…
Update, 10 July 2017 Emergency crews continue to search for missing people after torrential rain of over 500 mm in 24 hours fell in parts of southern Japan on 05…
China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs reported on 10 July that thunderstorms and heavy rainfall between 06 and 09 July caused flooding in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jingjinji) region. The severe weather also…
Disaster authorities in Vietnam have reported flooding in several northern provinces after days of heavy rain that began around 01 July, 2017. Neighbouring parts of China have also been severely…
