The UN in Myanmar say that heavy monsoon rains since the beginning of June have caused flooding in several states and regions of the country, affecting at least 26,000 people.…
BANGKOK, Jan 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of severely malnourished children has spiked in northern Rakhine state in Myanmar, a European Union agency said, after floods six months…
The floods that struck in July and August this year in Myanmar had a devastating impact on agricultural livelihoods and food security, according to a joint Government-United Nations report released…
A new project using satellite imagery to help countries in South-East Asia better predict and cope with floods and other natural disasters and increase resilience to the negative effects of…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Myanmar have confirmed that the death toll of the flood disaster now stands at 103. Heavy monsoon rainfall, combined…
Wide areas of India have been affected by severe flooding since July this year. During the last few days, fatalities have been reported in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Odisha and Manipur.…
Myanmar’s Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD) yesterday reported that the death toll from the ongoing flood situation affecting wide areas of the country now stands at 46. Further assessments are…
UN authorities in Myanmar are reporting that Cyclone Komen made landfall in neighbouring Bangladesh on 30 July, and with it brought strong winds and heavy rains to Myanmar which have…
Heavy rain has continued to fall in Myanmar, causing severe flooding in at least 4 states or regions. According to latest media and official reports, at least 19 people have…
The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) is reporting that floods caused by heavy rain since 15 July have affected around 60,000 people in Kachin…
Around two weeks of heavy monsoon rain has resulted in flooding in several areas of Myanmar leaving at least 6 people dead and over 8,500 forced from their homes. ASEAN…
Trying to get a full picture of the current flood situation in Myanmar is proving difficult. Local media and government officials appear to have different stories to tell. From what…
Heavy monsoon rain has flooded 5 villages near Hlegu, Yangon (Rangoon) region, Myanmar. Local media say that around 3,000 people have been affected, with some areas under as much as…
Much of the south East Asia region as a whole seems to be under water. There is currently flooding in Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. In Myanmar flooding…
Rangoon and parts of southern Myanmar have seen severe flooding in recent days. Mynamar was hit by severe flooding in late July 2013. As many as 25,000 people were evacuated…
According to Richard Angwin, Meteorologist, this is not a typical monsoon season. It might be obvious to say this in light of all the recent floods in South and South…
