2014 Flood Death Toll Continues to Rise in China
In China this year, it’s hard to know where one flood stops and another begins. Last week the Chinese government released a statement that 134 people had been killed in…
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Floods Inundate Fenghuang Ancient Town, China
Torrential rainfall in the Chinese province of Hunan has left several areas facing severe floods after rivers overflowed. The well known ancient town of Fenghuang, which is a popular tourist…
Pakistan Flood Victims Await Unfulfilled Promises
ATTABAD, 14 July 2014 (IRIN) – Four and a half years after a landslide and subsequent flooding in northern Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan State killed 19 people and displaced around 25,000, a…
16 Killed in Nepal Floods in 2 Weeks
At least 9 people have been killed in floods and landslides in Sindhupalchok, Lalitpur and Chitwan districts of Nepal over the last 2 days. Heavy rain has fallen across the…
30 Villages Under Water in Bhola, Bangladesh
As many as 30 villages in the Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh have been inundated after flood water from the overflowing Meghna River swept over broken dykes.…
Flood Risk Prompts Malaysia to Tackle Illegal Deforestation
The Cameron Highlands region in west central Malaysia is a beautiful green and hilly area, standing over 1,800 metres above sea level. It was developed as a ‘hill station’ in…
Southern China Floods – 15 Dead, 8 Missing
More heavy rain and floods have struck across several southern provinces in China. The latest flood disaster first struck on 3 July 2014, affecting Xinjiang, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou. Flooding…
Japan Flood Threat Prompts Thousands to Evacuate
Japanese TV companies and RIA Novosti, the Russian new agency, are reporting that 87,000 people (37,666 households) in the Kumamoto prefecture of Japan have evacuated their homes because of the…
134 Killed by Floods in China in 6 Months
China’s State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Tuesday 1 July 2014 reporting that 134 people have been killed in floods so far this year. The statement also said…
8 Dead, 1 Missing After Flash Floods in Guwahati, Assam
Eight people have died as a result of flash floods in Guwahati, Assam. The floods came after almost 24 hours of heavy rainfall. Further heavy rainfall has been forecast for…
10,000 Displaced by Assam Floods (Updated)
Update 26 June 2014 The overall situation appears to have improved and the number of displaced has now dropped to 8,921. A total of 33 villages are still affected, which…
14 dead, 337,000 Evacuated in Southern China Floods
Further severe weather, floods and landslides have left 14 people dead and 4 missing in southern China. Yesterday the Chinese government said that the storms and heavy rainfall from 18…
Mumbai High Tide Floods
Just as residents of Mumbai were waiting for this year’s monsoon rains to fall, parts of the city were unexpectedly flooded from a different source. The unusually high tide on…
Himachal Pradesh – 25 People Swept Away After Reservoir Flood Gates Opened
India’s Himalayan hydropower projects face further controversy after reservoir flood gates were opened without warning on the Beas River in Himachal Pradesh, killing at least 5 people. 24 engineering students…
3 Dead in Bajura, Nepal
Heavy rainfall in Bajura District, a part of Seti Zone of Nepal, led to flash floods that have killed 3 people and injured one other. Other villages in the area…
25 Dead after 7 Days of Flooding in China
The week-long flooding that has swept across southern parts of China has now killed at least 25 people, with a further 2 people still missing. China’s National Commission for Disaster…
