Tropical Depression Kajiki, which closely followed Tropical Cyclone Podul, has brought heavy rain to parts of Vietnam and Laos, causing further flooding and landslides. Authorities report at least 2 people…
Disaster management agencies in Thailand and Vietnam report that 6 people have died as a result of wind damage and flooding from Tropical Cyclone ‘Podul’. Podul made landfall over Quang…
“We need to be thinking about everything we build in the context of mitigating climate-change impact,” says urban architect. Article by Rina Chandran for Thomson Reuters Foundation. BANGKOK, Jan 9…
Tropical Storm Pabuk made landfall in the province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, on 04 January, 2019. On 06 January, Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DPMD) reported that over…
Heavy rain between 16 and 18 December caused flooding in several southern provinces of Thailand, including Nakhon Si Thammarat, where local media report that one person died and one is…
The southern provinces of Chumphon and Prachuap Khiri Khan in Thailand saw heavy rain from around 08 November. Flooding was reported in several districts of each province, with around 45,000…
Flash floods and landslides hit parts of Sop Moei district in Mae Hong Son province in northern Thailand after heavy rain from 16 September. Affected areas include the Baan Mae…
Tropical Storm Bebinca brought torrential rain to parts of South East Asia from 17 August, 2018, causing flooding and landslides that have affected 130,000 and left at least 2 dead.…
Overflowing rivers have caused severe flooding in parts of South East Asia over the last few days. Around 8,000 people have evacuated their homes in parts of Vietnam, Cambodia and…
With new funds provided by the Government of Canada, WMO and its partners are stepping up efforts to support disaster risk reduction in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Southeast…
Flooding has affected parts of southern Thailand since 25 November. Heavy rain has triggered rivers to overflow and flash flooding. According to Thailand’s The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation…
Flooding in Thailand that began around 10 October has continued in several provinces. As of 30 October, as many as 17 provinces were still affected by flooding according to Thailand’s…
The death toll from recent flooding and landslides in Vietnam now stands at 72, the country’s disaster prevention agency reported yesterday, 15 October, 2017. Parts of Thailand have also seen…
Disaster officials in Vietnam say that 9 people have died, 4 are still missing and 112 injured after Typhoon Doksuri made landfall on 15 September, 2017. Doksuri has since weakened…
Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team have launched the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide…
Flooding has affected wide areas of north eastern Thailand over the last few days, leaving as many as 15 people dead and 700,000 affected. Some northern areas experienced heavy rain…
