Heavy rain in northern areas of Vietnam has caused deadly flooding and landslides. The country’s Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reported flooding and landslides in Ha…
Most African countries have made strong progress in achieving major development goals in the last few years. Despite this much needed progress, the past decade has seen flooding damage or…
Disaster officials in Vietnam say that at least 2 people have died in flash floods that have affected central parts of the country over the last few days. The victims…
Tropical Storm ‘Usagi’ has caused flooding and wind damage in parts of Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City. Usagi, earlier known as Tropical Cyclone 33W, had previously made landfall as…
Disaster officials in Vietnam report that at least 12 people have died as a result of heavy rain, flooding and landslides brought by Tropical Depression Toraji. Toraji made landfall close…
BARCELONA, Oct 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Disaster-prone developing nations, including Bangladesh and Indonesia, are exposed to crippling losses when storms, floods or earthquakes strike because they suffer from a…
STOCKHOLM, Sept 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sand mining from rivers is depriving many low-lying Asian deltas of the sediment they need to maintain themselves, raising the risk of worsening…
Residents are struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, a record-breaking storm that has hit the US east coast and led to at least 32 deaths, floods and damaged homes.…
Typhoon Mangkhut (locally named Ompong) swept through the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) between 12 and 15 September, bringing winds well over 200 km/h (124 mph), waves of up to…
Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have caused deaths and destruction in northern Vietnam and neighbouring parts of China. According to latest reports, at least 9 people have…
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…
Reports from Vietnam say that 5 people have been killed and 13 are missing after Tropical Cyclone Son Tinh swept over the north of the country, bringing heavy rain, floods…
Tropical Cyclone “Son-Tinh” – known locally as “Henry” – brought heavy rain to parts of the Philippines between 15 and 17 July, with flooding reported in National Capital Region (Metro…
Vietnam’s Disaster Management Authority (DMA) reports that floods and landslides triggered by recent heavy rain in northern areas of the country have killed at least 7 people and destroyed almost…
Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar made landfall on mainland China and as the center of circulation has moved back into the South China Sea and reorganized, NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP provided a look…
