Floods in Asia
Further heavy rain in southern China has triggered a landslide in Hukeng Township in Anfu County in central Jiangxi Province. Local civil protection authorities say that several homes have been…
In 2013 Typhoon Wutip made landfall in Central Vietnam. Hundreds of thousands of houses were unroofed and over 500 collapsed. Hectares and hectares of paddy fields were damaged. With support…
The landslide at Ramche village in Myagdi district, about 140km north-west of Kathmandu, Nepal, struck late on Saturday 23 May 2015. The landslide blocked the Kali Gandaki river, creating a…
Provinces of southern China have endured the wettest May for 40 years, according to China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC). NMC figures show that the average rainfall in south China this…
Further torrential rainfall in parts of southern China has caused severe flooding and landslides in 6 provinces, leaving 35 people dead and 13 missing. Heavy rain since 18 May 2015…
Torrential rain and hailstone, lasting around 30 minutes, swamped the streets of Izmir, western Turkey, during the afternoon of Wednesday 20 May 2015. Dozens of homes and businesses were flooded…
A number of provinces of southern China have experienced heavy rain since 18 May 2015. The worst affected are Jiangxi, where 7 people have been killed in landslides and house…
At least 6 people died after being swept away by flash floods in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu on Sunday 17 May 2015. Two more victims are still missing. The…
China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs say that provinces in southern China have been affected by recent heavy rain, strong winds and hail. The heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides,…
Afghanistan state news agency, Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) report that at least 7 people have been killed in flash floods in Faryab Province in the north of the country. Flash…
During a recent APEC seminar on “Disaster Risk Finance – APEC Roadmap for Resilient Economies” Richard Poulter, a specialist on disaster risk financing and insurance from the World Bank, suggested…
Researchers from the University of Michigan say that the threat of landslides and mudslides remains high across much of Nepal’s high country after the huge earthquake of 25 April 2015.…
Floods in two provinces of Indonesia have forced several thousand people from their homes over the last 3 days. West Nusa Tenggara West Lombok regency has been the worst affected…
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) was finally agreed on 18th March following over 30 final hours of intense negotiations in Sendai, Japan. Amy Kirbyshire, a Research Programme…
A severe storm has struck the Pakistan city of Peshawar and other areas of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the north-west of the country, resulting in at least 38…
Chinese government sources say that between 18 and 20 April 2015, south-central, south-eastern, and also south-western provinces of the country were affected by floods and severe weather including heavy rainfall,…
