Thailand – Floods in Ayutthaya and Nakhon Phanom
Flooding has affected several provinces in Thailand over the last few days, damaging homes and crops. Disaster management authorities in the country have issued warnings for further heavy rain for…
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Floods, reef loss and migration: Asia’s future on a hotter planet
BANGKOK, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) outlines the dramatic changes Asia-Pacific…
Thailand – Deadly Floods in Sukhothai Province
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said yesterday that 2 people have died in flooding in Khiri Mat district of Sukhothai province. In what were described as unprecedented…
Thailand – Evacuations After Floods in Northern Provinces
Heavy rain has been affecting northern and central areas of Thailand since 15 May, causing floods in several provinces. Local disaster officials report that some areas have recorded almost 300…
Pacific Rim Countries to Test Their Tsunami Warning System
Countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean are testing their capacity to handle a major tsunami in an exercise from 15 to 17 February, held to identify possible shortcomings in the…
WMO Gears Up for Extreme Weather, Climate Change in Asia
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (WMO) – Climate change, environmental degradation, population growth and urbanization are putting pressure on water supplies in many parts of the Asian region, and exposure…
Governments Ill-Equipped to Protect Mangroves, Need to Involve Communities – Global Study
Study recommends governments support existing community-based mangrove management programmes, which allow locals to sustainably fish and harvest timber in forests, writes Matthew Ponsford for Thomson Reuters Foundation. LONDON, Feb 2…
Thailand – Floods in South Leave 96 Dead, 3 Provinces Still Affected
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) says at least 96 [people have died in flooding that affected 12 southern provinces in the country from early January. Flooding still…
Thailand – More Rain to Come as Floods Leave 43 Dead, 1.6 Million Affected, 500,000 Homes Damaged
The number of victims of the flood disaster in southern Thailand continues to rise as the flood situation continues in 6 provinces. However, the Thai Meteorological Department are warning of…
Thailand – NASA Measures Extreme Rainfall in Southern Floods
Widespread flooding has recently caused the deaths of dozens of people in southern Thailand. Frequent and persistent downpours have resulted in record rainfall totals and NASA calculated rainfall over the…
Thailand – Flooding Continues in 12 Southern Provinces as Death Toll Rises
According to the latest report on the flood situation in the south of the country. Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) says that the number of fatalities has…
Thailand – Floods in South Leave 21 Dead, Over 1 Million Affected
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) report that 21 people have now died in the floods affecting southern provinces of the country. At least 11 provinces are in…
Thailand – Deadly Floods Hit South for Second Time in a Month
Flooding has affected at least 8 provinces in the south of Thailand. Thousands have been affected and at least 6 people have died. The rains – unusually heavy for this…
Thailand – Floods in South Leave 11 Dead and 350,000 Affected
Severe flooding that began on Thursday 01 December 2016 has now affected 10 provinces in southern Thailand. Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) says that 11 people have…
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,…
Thailand – Floods Reported in 14 Provinces, 3 Dead in Nakornsawan
In a report issued late yesterday, Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said that 3 people have been killed by floods in Nakornsawan province. Wide areas of farmland…
