Floods in Asia
Two people died yesterday, 21 September, after torrential rain triggered a landslide in the Beşikdüzü district of the Black Sea province of Trabzon in Turkey. Turkish State Meteorological Service reported…
Update, 22 September 2016 Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) have reported that the death toll from devastating floods and landslides in West Java province, Indonesia. has now risen to…
Typhoon Malakas has caused severe flooding in parts of southern Japan over the last 24 hours. Malakas made landfall in Kyushu in the early hours of 20 September, bringing winds…
Typhoon Meranti has brought heavy rain to parts of Taiwan and the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang in China. At least four areas of Taiwan recorded over 200 mm of…
More than 70 percent of North Korea’s population experiences food shortages, with many lacking essential proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, reports Alex Whiting for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. ROME, Sept…
The death toll from severe flooding in a North Korean border region has risen to 133 with another 395 missing and tens of thousands left homeless, the UN said in…
The violence of typhoons that devastate Asian coastal regions is being magnified by rising sea surface temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions, reports Tim Raford for Climate News Network. LONDON,…
[LHASA] Tibet’s expanding glacial lakes threaten downstream communities in Nepal, reports Jane Qiu for SciDev.Net. Geologists gathered in Beijing for the 33rd International Geographical Congress, held in August, reported that…
The death toll from the recent floods in North Korea now stands at 60 according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). Typhoon Lionrock, combined with…
Right now, there is no uniform system to calculate losses, which is hampering disaster planning measures, reports Amantha Perera for Thomson Reuters Foundation. ARANAYAKE, Sri Lanka, Aug 30 (Thomson Reuters…
Officials in Thailand are reporting that floods have affected areas of Phang Nga Province. The worst hit area is the village of Ban Bang Yai Village in Taku Pa District,…
Torrential rain in the wake of Typhoon Lionrock caused severe flooding in North Korea, where at least 10 people have died. Severe flooding was also reported in parts of eastern…
At least four people have died in thunderstorms and flooding on Friday 02 September 2016 in the northern Iranian province of Golestan, according to Iran’s IRIB news agency. IRIB said…
Bharat Lal Seth, the South Asia Program Coordinator at International Rivers, visited some of the river islands (known as chaurs) of the Teesta River. Below he reports on the lives…
At least 11 people are dead after torrential rain from Typhoon Lionrock left towns flooded across northern Japan. Typhoon Lionrock made landfall on 30 August near the city of Ofunato,…
The recent spate of floods in the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have affected almost 4 million people, according to officials. The Ganges at Bhagalpur in Bihar and…
