Sri Lanka Aims to Reduce Impacts of Disasters
In a press release, the World Bank explains how Sri Lanka is taking progressive steps to reduce socio-economic impacts of disasters. Colombo, September 26, 2014 — The Ministry of Disaster…
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Floods in Asia
Neglected Disaster Plan Deepens Pakistan’s Climate Vulnerability
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pakistan has yet to implement a national plan to deal with natural disasters, experts say, leaving the country struggling to cope with its…
Northern India and Pakistan Flood Pictures
As with all the major flood events around the world, we are working on building a comprehensive collection of pictures from the recent floods in northern India and Pakistan. The…
1 Week of Flooding Leaves 88 Dead in Meghalaya and Assam, India
Just as the flood water in Jammu and Kashmir started to recede, heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding across the north eastern states of Assam and Meghalaya. The heavy rain first…
Floods hit China’s Eastern Provinces
Heavy rain has been falling in Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces since 26 September 2014. Homes have been completely destroyed and others severely damaged as a result of flooding. Heavy…
Red Cross Appeal to Help Pakistan Flood Survivors
Geneva / Islamabad, 23 September 2014: Today – the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal (PDF doc) to support efforts by the…
Pakistan Floods Affect 2.3 million
JHANG CITY (PUNJAB), 17 September 2014 (IRIN) – As the flood emergency deepens in Pakistan, now affecting nearly 2.3 million people, humanitarian teams have mobilized to work alongside local government…
Floods Predicted to Reach Sindh Province, Pakistan
The Flood Forecasting Division at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) today issued a significant flood forecast for the River Indus at Guddu and Sukkur in Sindh Province, Pakistan. With the…
Floods Start to Recede in Srinagar After 96,000 Evacuated
The flood waters have started to show signs of receding in the city of Srinagar and the wider area of the Kashmir Valley. Official figures now say that 215 people…
Gujarat Floods – 20,000 Evacuated in Vadodara
The Vishwamitri River in the district and city of Vadodara stood at 34 feet yesterday 10 September 2014 – 8 feet above flood stage. The overflowing river affected thousands of…
Risk of “Super-Flood” in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, 11 September 2014 (IRIN) – Late monsoon rains in northern Pakistan have washed away communities, devastated farmland, and brought the risk of a “super-flood” moving across the country, leaving…
Questions Raised about Planning as Floods Again Swamp Pakistan
JHELUM, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Four days after floodwaters began surging through Punjab province last week, the province’s chief minister called a meeting with top government and department heads…
South Asia Floods – Red Cross Steps Up Relief Efforts
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) steps up relief efforts as floods affect millions across South Asia New Delhi, September 9th, 2014. In recent days and…
India and Pakistan Floods – Rescue and Relief Operations Continue
Thousands of people are still stranded by floods in northern India and Pakistan as overflowing rivers have left large areas of the region underwater. The death toll continues to grow…
Death Toll in Pakistan Floods Rises to 193
According to the latest report from Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 193 people have been killed in flood related incidents in the last few days. Massive flooding first struck…
Floods Remain in 5 Provinces in Thailand
Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DDPM) said yesterday 07 September 2014, that flooding that has affected at least 28 provinces in the country since late August, has resulted in…
