How to Prepare for a Tsunami
The recent magnitude 7.1 earthquake and subsequent tsunami warning in northern New Zealand reminds us that tsunamis are unpredictable and can strike any time. If you live in a tsunami…
Thailand
Thailand – Flash Floods Hit Phang Nga Province
Officials in Thailand are reporting that floods have affected areas of Phang Nga Province. The worst hit area is the village of Ban Bang Yai Village in Taku Pa District,…
Thailand – Warnings Issued as Floods Hit Northern Provinces
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) in Thailand has warned of heavy rain and flooding in 30 provinces around the country of this week. Flooding has been reported…
Thailand – Bangkok Streets Flooded After 200mm of Rain
Wide areas of Bangkok, Thailand, were flooded on 21 June after a period of heavy rain across the city. The flooding brought traffic to a standstill forced some schools and…
SERVIR-Mekong – New Satellite Imagery for Flood Protection in South East Asia
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…
Thailand Floods – Over 3,000 Families Affected in Northern Provinces
Flooding has been reported in the northern province of Chiang Rai and north-eastern province of Nakhon Phanom in Thailand over the last 3 days. Meanwhile the province of Sisaket is…
Bangkok Floods after 175mm of Rain in 24 Hours
In Bangkok, Thailand, commuters faced a Monday morning rush hour driving in flood water up to 50 cm deep in some areas. A heavy downpour and thunderstorm lasting 5 hours…
Thailand Tests Floating Homes in Region Grappling With Floods
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand, March 5 2015 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nestled among hundreds of identical white and brown two-storey homes crammed in this neighbourhood for factory workers is a house with a…
UN Report: 2014 Asia and Pacific Region Floods Cost US$16 Billion
A recent report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) says that river-basin floods in the region during 2014 incurred economic losses of…
Further Flood Warnings Issued for Thailand and Malaysia
The flood situation continues in the border region of Thailand and Malaysia. Further severe weather warnings have been issued for both countries. 20,000 people remain displaced by flooding in Kelantan…
4 Dead, 14,000 Evacuated after Floods in Thailand – Malaysia Border
Heavy rain and flooding has continued in southern Thailand and is now also affecting areas along the Thailand-Malaysian border. At least 4 states in Malaysia have suffered from severe flooding.…
Southern Thailand Floods Spread to Narathiwat and Yala Provinces
Yala and Narathiwat can be added to the list of provinces in southern Thailand currently experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding. Earlier this week floods struck in the provinces of Nakhon…
50 Villages Hit by Floods in Southern Thailand
Floods in the southern Thai provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phatthalung have forced evacuations in as many as 50 villages, some of which are under more than 1 metre…
Airports and Flood Threats
JFK, La Guardia, Newark, Gatwick, Fiumicino Rome, Indira Gandhi International, Don Muang Bangkok – all of these large international airports have suffered from flooding in the last 3 years. Yesterday…
Floods Cause 17.5 % Drop in Employment in Thailand’s Agricultural Sector
The office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) released the official report on Thailand’s social development for the third quarter of 2014 yesterday. The report says that…
Flood Resistant Rice Tested in Thailand
This week in Thailand, the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) announced it has piloted a project to deploy the newly developed flood- and pest- resistant rice strain…
