Philippines – Tropical Cyclone Tokage Forces 12,400 to Evacuate
Tropical Cyclone Tokage caused damage to homes and forced thousands to evacuate in the Philippines before moving into the South China Sea where it is expected to dissipate. NASA’s Aqua…
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NASA Measures Extreme Rainfall With Typhoons Sarika and Haima
Two powerful typhoons have hit the Philippines in less than a week. Sarika was followed by Typhoon Haima. Using satellite data, NASA estimated the intense rainfall generated by these two…
Aid Groups in Philippines Ready Food, Shelter to Respond to Super Typhoon
Typhoon Haima is approaching the Philippines with maximum sustained winds of 225kph and gusts of 315kph By Beh Lih Yi JAKARTA, Oct 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid agencies were…
Philippines – Typhoon Sarika Prompts 40,000 Evacuations
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in the Philippines reports that over 50,000 people have been affected by Typhoon Sarika (known locally as Karen). Almost 40,000 people were…
China and Taiwan – Deadly Typhoon Meranti Dumps 200mm of Rain in 24 Hours
Typhoon Meranti has brought heavy rain to parts of Taiwan and the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang in China. At least four areas of Taiwan recorded over 200 mm of…
Asia Must Invest More in Disaster Risk Reduction Says Red Cross
In an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says Asia must invest more in…
Philippines – 5 Dead and 50,000 Displaced After Floods in Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon
Rain brought by the Southwest Monsoon has been affecting parts of the Philippines since 08 August. The country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) say that the rain…
Armed With Drones, Aid Workers Seek Faster Response to Earthquakes, Floods
KATHMANDU, May 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For weeks after Nepal’s worst earthquake in 80 years, the skies above the Himalayan nation vibrated with military helicopters ferrying relief, airplanes bringing…
Death Toll Rises in Storm Hit Philippines – Government Declares “State of National Calamity”
A week of severe weather has left over 40 people dead in the Philippines, prompting the government to declare a “state of national calamity.” Tropical Cyclone Melor Philippines authorities say…
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…
Nations Most at Risk of Climate Change Urge Lower Warming Cap
Reporting by Megan Rowling PARIS, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Leaders from a group of 43 countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change called on the first…
Philippines – EU Aid for victims of Typhoon Koppu
In response to Typhoon Koppu that hit the Philippines on 18 October 2015, the European Commission is providing €124 000 in humanitarian funding to assist the most affected populations. This…
Philippines Floods – Storm Koppu Death Toll Rises (Updated)
Update, 22 October 2015: As of 22 October 2015, The Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that over 1 million people have been affected and over…
Philippines Floods – At Least 12 Killed as Storm Koppu Brings Torrential Rain
At least 12 people have died in the Philippines after Tropical Cyclone Koppu brought heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surge of up to 1.5 metres along its path. Much of…
Philippines – Floods in Mindanao Leave 7 Dead, 2 Missing
Heavy rain and flash floods in Mindanao, southern Philippines, have left at least 7 people dead and 2 missing. The cities of Malaybalay and Valencia are among the worst affected.…
