Wheelchair users face various challenges in an earthquake
It is essential to prepare systems to help such people evade danger, evacuate quickly and reach accommodation shelters smoothly.
Natural Disaster
Worry about severe weather events highest in Philippines
Recent assessments have presented how extreme weather events could inflict a heavy toll on the Philippines, which has been considered the “most disaster-prone country” in the…
Death toll from Natuna landslide rises to 46
The landslide on Serasan Island, 80 kmoff the coast of Kalimantan and part of the Natuna Islands chain, occurred on March 6 following six days of heavy rain.
Authorities advise caution over possibility of more Merapi eruptions
Merapi’s latest volcanic activity started with an eruption at around 12 pm on March 11 that spewed out hot ash clouds as far as 4 km from its crater.
Communication lines recovering on landslide-hit Natuna island
The landslide on Serasan Island, 80 km off the coast of Kalimantan and part of the Natuna Islands chain, occurred on March 6, following six days of heavy rain.
Flying cars and space tourism: Fukushima shapes the future 12 years after nuclear disaster
That future is almost within reach in Fukushima, which has drastically reinvented itself following the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that occurred 12…
Natuna landslide kills 15, dozens feared missing
Pictures provided by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency showed mud and debris from the landslides had inundated houses near a cliff on the remote Serasan island.
Rescuers await reinforcements in hunt for Natuna landslide survivors
Disaster agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said the landslide was estimated to have been 100-200 metres long, and there were just 42 people involved in a rescue mission complicated…
Floods: Number of evacuees in Johor crosses 50,000
Kota Tinggi district officer Datin Paduka Hazlina Jalil also reminded parents to closely monitor their children's activities and prevent them from playing or swimming in…
Swaths of Greater Jakarta flood
The floodwater depths ranged from 20 centimetres to over 1 meter in a few neighbourhoods of East Jakarta.