Pakistan Expands Glacier Monitoring in Effort to Cut Disaster Risk
With glaciers melting faster in the face of climate change, flood risk is rising and early warnings will be key, report Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio. ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (Thomson…
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Floods in Asia
India – Ganges River Floods from Space
NASA have issued satellite images of the recent flooding in Bihar, India. Bihar has been affected by floods since the start of this year’s monsoon, affecting millions and displacing over…
India – Floods in 5 States Leave At Least 35 Dead and Thousands Displaced
A period of heavy rain has caused deadly flooding in several states in India over the last few days. Currently the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Madhya…
Sri Lankan Mangroves Respond to Conservation Plan
[COLOMBO] A year after Sri Lanka launched a mangrove conservation plan with funds from a U.S. conservation group about half of its 37,000 hectares of mangrove forests are in a…
Flood-Hit Bangladesh Plans to Keep Food Safe in Home Silos
Latest floods have caused acute food shortages in some areas, with household food stocks damaged and food production hampered, reports Syful Islam for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. DHAKA, Aug 17…
South East Asia – Floods in Vietnam and Laos Leave at Least 6 Dead
Update, 22 August 2016: Local media in Vietnam have reported that 7 people were killed as Typhoon Dianmu swept across northern Vietnam from 19 to 21 August. 2,000 families were…
Myanmar – Floods Affect Almost Half a Million People
The heavy rain and floods that began in June continue to affect hundreds of thousands in Myanmar. According to figures from Myanmar’s Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry of Social Welfare,…
Thailand – Warnings Issued as Floods Hit Northern Provinces
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) in Thailand has warned of heavy rain and flooding in 30 provinces around the country of this week. Flooding has been reported…
Asia Must Invest More in Disaster Risk Reduction Says Red Cross
In an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says Asia must invest more in…
Philippines – 5 Dead and 50,000 Displaced After Floods in Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon
Rain brought by the Southwest Monsoon has been affecting parts of the Philippines since 08 August. The country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) say that the rain…
India – Deadly Floods Hit Rajasthan
Several days of heavy rain in the state of Rajasthan, India, between 06 and 10 August, 2016, has caused severe flooding in several cities and districts. Flooding has been reported…
India – 480 People Killed in Floods Since June
A report issued by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs Disaster Management Division, claims that at least 480 people have died in rain and flood related incidents since the start of…
Food Insecurity Follows Floods in Sri Lanka
Food shortages brought on by extreme weather events have resulted in almost a quarter of Sri Lanka’s 21 million people becoming malnourished, says a World Food Programme (WFP) document, reports…
Vietnam – Floods and Landslides in North Leave 5 Dead and 7 Missing
Heavy rainfall in the wake of Typhoon Nida between 02 and 05 August triggered flash floods and landslides in the north western province of Lao Cai, Vietnam. The rain also…
Pakistan – Deadly Floods Hit Sindh and Balochistan Provinces
Flooding has been reported in the Pakistan provinces of Sindh and Balochistan after a period of heavy rain over the past few days, leaving at least 26 people dead. The…
Maharashtra, India – 12 Dead in Nashik Floods; Mahad Bridge Collapse Death Toll Reaches 25
Further heavy rain in western India have caused flooding in several areas of the state of Maharashtra, including Mumbai and the city of Nashik, where at least 12 people have…
