Floods in Asia
Assam Sate Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) says that flooding has started to recede in some districts of the north-east Indian state. The medium-term outlook has improved, with a break in…
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) yesterday confirmed that 5 more people have died in the latest spate of flooding in the north-east Indian state that began in late…
Flash floods struck in northern Oman on Friday 04 September, 2015. At least 4 people were killed, and one person remains missing. The four victims were all travelling in the…
The Russian disaster management agency (EMERCOM) said yesterday that food and water have been supplied to all villages affected by the floods that struck in areas around the city of…
Floods have struck once again in the Indian state of Assam. Further heavy monsoon rain has resulted in flooding which has affected 736,000 people in 18 districts, according to Assam…
A new project using satellite imagery to help countries in South-East Asia better predict and cope with floods and other natural disasters and increase resilience to the negative effects of…
Torrential rain over the period between 22 to 24 August 2015 caused deadly flash floods in Rason City, North Korea. According to the International Federation of the Red Cross, the…
At least 7 people have died and 3 remain missing after floods struck yesterday 24 August 2015 in Artvin province in Turkey. The province is situated on the Black Sea…
At least 600,000 people are currently affected by recent flooding in the state of Assam, north-east India. The state has been blighted by floods since the start of this year’s…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Myanmar have confirmed that the death toll of the flood disaster now stands at 103. Heavy monsoon rainfall, combined…
Heavy rain and ensuing floods in north-eastern areas of the Indian state of Maharashtra have left at least 5 people dead in the city of Nagpur. According to local media…
In a statement earlier today, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reported that 21 people have died in floods in North Korea since heavy seasonal rainfall…
Vietnam’s disaster management agency said yesterday that 30 people have now died in floods that have been affecting the areas of the north of the Vietnam since 27 July 2015.…
Wide areas of India have been affected by severe flooding since July this year. During the last few days, fatalities have been reported in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Odisha and Manipur.…
Over 1,000 families have been affected by flooding in the Bolikhamsai province of Laos since 02 August, 2015. Houses and crops have been destroyed. According to world Vision, the flooding…
Heavy rain and flash floods in Mindanao, southern Philippines, have left at least 7 people dead and 2 missing. The cities of Malaybalay and Valencia are among the worst affected.…
