Flash floods hit several provinces as Typhoon Kajiki lashes Laos
The Meteorology and Hydrology Department warned that Typhoon Kajiki would batter Laos, unleashing heavy rain and powerful wind gusts.
Posters of litterbugs put up in Singapore’s Chinatown as authorities strive to keep neighbourhoods clean
Singapore's National Environment Agency said community engagement will be combined with traditional enforcement actions and technologies, such as the surveillance system, which…
Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surge
Three transboundary rivers in the east of the country have swollen to exceptionally high levels as a result of heavy rains across the border in India.
Heavy rains pound Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir; 5 dead, 11 injured in landslide
In partial relief, the weather department has predicted clear weather for the next few days.
Tapping sustainable water solutions amid onward march of data centres in Malaysia
Traditionally, data centres depend heavily on water-cooled systems to manage heat, which is increasingly unsustainable in regions where water security is a pressing concern, an…
One dead, eight injured as typhoon Kajiki slams into north-central Vietnam
The typhoon is the fifth to hit the East Sea this year, and made landfall in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tĩnh at 6 pm on Monday. 18,452 households comprising 44,313…
Nepali workers return home empty-handed after losing family members and wages in India floods
Survivors lament unpaid wages and lack of support as the search for the missing slows.
Frequent climate disasters expose perils of overtourism in India’s hills
The preventable loss of human lives has again renewed the focus on overtourism in India’s hill regions and the recurring toll it exacts, especially now that adverse weather…
Tropical storm Kajiki brings widespread heavy rain across Thailand
The Thai Meteorological Department has advised the public to beware of flash floods, water accumulation, and strong winds.
Tremors suggest hidden rift in Malaysia’s Johor
Dr Mohd Zamri Ramli, who is part of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s engineering seismology and earthquake engineering research team, said past geological data showed no…