52 dead in 11 districts in Bangladesh floods
Around 10,72,579 families have been stranded amid the floods. In response, a total of 3,403 shelter centres have been opened to provide refuge for the affected people, where…
Tourism damage from Thai floods nears 500 million baht
The severe floods have reduced the number of visitors by 57,092, leading to a decline in tourism spending of around 200 million.
Emergency warning issued as Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan
Categorised by the Japan Meteorological Agency as “near violent,” the typhoon is moving slowly northwest and is expected to approach southern Kyushu on Thursday as it…
Floods upend lives of thousands in Bangladesh
Extent of damage getting clearer as water starts receding in many areas.
8 to 14 tropical cyclones to enter the Philippines under weak La Niña
According to Rusy Abastillas, a senior weather specialist, “near-normal to above-normal” rainfall will likely occur by October until January 2025, with a high probability of…
Thai authorities brace for impacts of 2024 flooding
The Office of National Water Resources reported on Monday that the Irrigation Department was increasing discharge rates of dams and water reservoirs in the northern provinces to…
Lack of logistics key obstacle to relief distribution to flood-hit areas in Bangladesh
While the flood situation has improved in the absence of torrential rains in the eastern districts and water levels are subsiding, local administration and volunteers still find…
Bangladesh floods: Relief delivery is now the challenge
4 more die as new areas have been flooded in Noakhali, Cumilla.
2024 flood risks in Thailand serious, but less severe than 2011 catastrophe: officials
The ongoing flood situation in different parts of Thailand has sparked public concern, with fears that the current crisis may escalate to the level of the 2011 floods, which…
As temperatures rise, so do the dangers for Delhi’s poorest and most vulnerable
May and June 2024 were the hottest in seven decades in Delhi and other parts of India.