Malaysia – 25,000 Evacuate Floods in Terengganu and Kelantan
Floods have forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes in several states of peninsula Malaysia, in particular Terengganu and Kelantan, where levels of at least 5 rivers are above…
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Malaysia – Floods in Terengganu After 250mm of Rain in 24 Hours
The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) in Malaysia is reporting that heavy rain has caused flooding in the state of Terengganu forcing hundreds to evacuate. The flooding began in the…
Floods and Landslides Affect Thousands in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand
Severe flooding has been reported in areas of Peninsular Malaysia, northern Indonesia and southern and central Thailand over the last few days. Over 7,000 people have been affected in Aceh,…
Flood Protection Options For Airports
In December 2014, a FloodList article highlighted flooding threats to a number of airports internationally. A Eurocontrol study in 2008 (“Challenges of growth” environmental update study, January 2009) identified some…
Mitigating Floods with Artificial Neural Networks
A computer model that can “learn” similarly to the human brain could help water resource managers mitigate damage in cases of extreme flooding, according to research published in the Pertanika…
Malaysia – Hundreds Evacuated After Floods in Penang and Kedah
Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) report that flooding in two districts of Kedah state has displaced 441 people. The floods occurred on 18 July 2016 in the districts of…
Malaysia – More Floods Hit Sarawak After 93 mm of Rain in 24 Hours
In a seemingly endless wave of floods in Serawak, Malaysia, heavy rain has once again forced dozens from their homes, this time in Sarikei. Malaysia disaster authorities report that around…
Malaysia – Flash Floods in Kuching, Sarawak, After 300mm of Rain in 24 Hours
Heavy rainfall in Malaysia has caused the third wave of flooding in the state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. A torrential downpour that began early on Saturday 27…
Updated: Malaysia and Indonesia – Floods Force Thousands to Evacuate
Update 23 February 2016 Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department in Malaysian confirmed late on 22 February 2016 that the body of a young man who went missing in floodwater has now…
Malaysia – Floods in 4 States Leave 2 Dead and Thousands Displaced – 30cm of Rain in 4 days in Kuching
Floods in the states of Johor, Melaka, Negri Sembilan and Sarawak in Malaysia have displaced at least 1,600 people. Two people are reported to have died in the floods in…
Floods in Aceh Province, Indonesia – 1 Dead and Over 50,000 Affected
The National Disaster Management Authority – Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) – in Indonesia report that flooding in Aceh Province since 11 December 2015 has affected over 50,000 people and…
Philippines – Tropical Cyclone Melor Causes Widespread Flooding
Philippines authorities say Tropical Cyclone Melor, known locally as “Nona”, made landfall in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro on 15 December, its fifth landfall in the last 3 days in the Philippines. Authorities…
Malaysia – 3,000 Evacuate After Floods in 5 States
Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) report that flooding in several states has forced almost 3,000 people to evacuate since 11 December 2015. NDMA say there are currently ongoing flood…
Drones to Monitor Floods in Malaysia
Malaysia is to introduce the use of unmanned aircraft systems to monitor the extent of floods and other disasters. Late last year and early this year the country experienced massive…
Malaysia Floods – Kelantan Politician Calls for Better Monitoring of Land Clearances
The role played by deforestation and land clearances in the December floods in Malaysia is at last gaining some recognition from political quarters. Speaking on 22 February 2015, and reported…
More Rain in Malaysia and Indonesia – Serawak Floods Again
Heavy rains are affecting the state of Sarawak in eastern Malaysia once again. WMO report that around 82 mm of rain fell in 24 hours in Bintulu between 11 and…
