Floods in Asia
Severe flooding that began on Thursday 01 December 2016 has now affected 10 provinces in southern Thailand. Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) says that 11 people have…
If children are taught how to respond to disasters and climate change, the whole community benefits, reports Mushfique Wadud. KURIGRAM, Bangladesh, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladeshi teacher Monjurul…
The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) in Malaysia is reporting that heavy rain has caused flooding in the state of Terengganu forcing hundreds to evacuate. The flooding began in the…
Civil Defence in Saudi Arabia are reporting that 3 people have died as a result of severe weather sweeping across the country. The fatalities include 2 people who were struck…
Tropical Cyclone Tokage caused damage to homes and forced thousands to evacuate in the Philippines before moving into the South China Sea where it is expected to dissipate. NASA’s Aqua…
Parts of Japan were on tsunami alert today following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake off the east coast of the country. This was the first real test for Japan since the…
Over 6,000 people have been displaced by flooding in West Java Province, Indonesia. Indonesia’s national disaster agency (BNPD) said yesterday that flooding has affected 12 villages in five districts in…
Severe flooding has been reported in areas of Peninsular Malaysia, northern Indonesia and southern and central Thailand over the last few days. Over 7,000 people have been affected in Aceh,…
The flood situation has worsened in parts of Vietnam over the last 2 days and the number of reported fatalities has increased to 15, with 6 people missing and thousands…
Central provinces in Vietnam have been hit by further flooding for the second time in 2 weeks. Flooding is currently affecting the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Trị and Quang…
Further flooding has been reported in Indonesia, this time in the province of Gorontalo, on the island of Sulawesi. Earlier this week, one man died and thousands of homes and…
Disaster management officials in Indonesia report that one person has died and thousands of homes were damaged after flash floods in the city of Bandung, West Java, on 24 October,…
Effort to cut child deaths includes new construction standards for schools, evacuation drills and putting climate risks into the curriculum, by Saleem Shaikh. SAJAWAL, Pakistan, Oct 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)…
Two powerful typhoons have hit the Philippines in less than a week. Sarika was followed by Typhoon Haima. Using satellite data, NASA estimated the intense rainfall generated by these two…
Several people have died in floods in Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea since last week. The heavy rain started on Friday 14 October causing flooding and landslides. Sections of…
A further 11 deaths resulting from the current floods in central Vietnam have been reported by officials as the country prepares for the oncoming Tropical Cyclone Sarika. According to Vietnam’s…
