China – Thousand Affected by Floods in Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi
At least person has died and 4 are missing after floods in central and southern China. Over 800,000 people have been affected by flooding in Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi. Flooding…
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Asian Cities Urged to Bolster Defence Against Rising Seas
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Major Asian cities, including Tokyo, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai, are most at risk from rising sea levels, researchers warned…
DR Congo – Deadly Landslide in Ituri Province
At least 24 people have died after a landslide buried a mine in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). Ituri province is in the far north east…
More Frequent and Intense Tropical Storms Mean Less Recovery Time for the World’s Coastlines
Tropical cyclones – storms that bring strong, rotating winds and rain, and which can intensify into hurricanes or typhoons – affect coastal regions around the world. Our research team, centered…
NASA Finds Typhoon Mitag’s Eye East of Taiwan
NASA’s Terra satellite captured an image of Typhoon Mitag’s cloud-filled eye, located east of Taiwan. On Sept. 30, the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Terra…
Philippines and Taiwan – 3 Dead As Tropical Storm ‘Bailu’ Hits
Two people have died in the Philippines and 1 in Taiwan after strong winds and torrential rain brought by Tropical Storm ‘Bailu’, known in the Philippines as ‘Ineng’. Philippines One…
China – Dozens Dead or Missing After Floods in Sichuan
At least 9 people have died and 35 are missing after torrential rain caused flooding, mudslides and debris flows in Sichuan province, southwestern China on 20 August, 2019. More than…
China – Over 30 Dead as Typhoon Lekima Hits
At least 32 people have died and more than a million forced from their homes after Typhoon Lekima hit eastern China, according to news agency Xinhua. Lekima made landfall in…
Vietnam – Tropical Storm Wipha Leaves 5 Dead, 13 Missing
At least five people have died and 13 others are reported missing after Tropical Storm Wipha swept across northern Vietnam. The storm made landfall late on 02 August, 2019 in…
China – Thousands Evacuated After Floods in Heilongjiang Province
Flooding in China’s north-eastern Heilongjiang Province has displaced around 11,400 people and damaged over 2,500 homes. China’s news agency Xinhua said that levels of the Ashi River in the province…
China – Thousands Displaced by Floods in Jiangxi Province
Heavy rain has triggered floods in parts of eastern China. Disaster authorities report that 6,351 people have been relocated and a total of 228,000 affected in Jiangxi Province. Severe weather…
Vietnam – Tropical Depression ‘Mun’ Dumps Torrential Rain in North Central Areas
After passing over Hainan Island in southern China, Tropical Depression ‘Mun’ made landfall in Thái Bình Province in Vietnam on the evening of 03 July, 2019 with maximum sustained winds…
China – Floods Leave 88 Dead and 388,000 Displaced
An update from China’s Ministry of Emergency Management of 17 June reveals that 88 people have now died as a result of heavy rain, floods and landslides in southern and…
China – Thousands Displaced After Floods in Southern Provinces
As least seven people have died after heavy rain and flooding in the provinces of Jiangxi, Guangxi and Guizhou in southern China over the last few days. Jiangxi Severe weather…
Vietnam – Deadly Landslides and Floods in Northern Provinces
Heavy rain in northern areas of Vietnam has caused deadly flooding and landslides. The country’s Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reported flooding and landslides in Ha…
China – Deadly Floods in Guangxi After Torrential Rain
Heavy rain and floods in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has left 7 dead and 9,000 displaced. According to Chinese news agency Xinhua, rainstorms have affected 21 counties of seven…
