Heavy rains, flooding in northern Vietnam kill five, cause USD$13.8m in damage
The agricultural sector also sustained significant losses, with about 707 hectares of rice and other crops damaged.
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Landslides and floods block nine highways in Nepal
Key road links across Koshi and Bagmati provinces have been shut or partially reopened as authorities warn travellers to check road conditions before setting out.
Bangladesh authorities warn of flash floods in 10 districts within next 24 to 48 hours
According to Bangladesh's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), heavy to very heavy rainfall inside Bangladesh and across upstream Indian states – including Assam,…
More than 400 tourists rescued after flash floods cut mountain access roads in Cambodia
Cambodia's Ministry of Environment rangers, local authorities and community volunteers relocated 551 visitors to the safety of Oral district’s Tang Bampong village on July 13…
Typhoon Bavi wreaks havoc across China’s eastern coast
As the typhoon moved inland after making landfall twice on the eastern coast, many areas experienced record-breaking rainfall, destructive winds and disruption in transportation,…
Philippine volcano unrest triggers fresh ashfall
As of July 8, Mayon Volcano had produced an estimated 84.97 million cubic meters of volcanic deposits, comprising 42.49 million cubic meters of lava and about 42.48 million cubic…
Local Bhutanese town housing shortage intensifies, after floods displace 87 families
Flooding triggered by last month’s heavy rainfall has intensified Phuentsholing's already acute housing shortage, exposing the town’s limited capacity to accommodate displaced…
Landslide at Bangladesh Rohingya camp kills 4 students, teacher
From early Monday until dawn on Tuesday, eight Rohingya refugees were killed in three separate landslides in the camps following days of heavy rainfall.
Four killed, seven missing in rain-triggered landslide in India’s Kerala
The fatal landslide near Meenakshi Bridge had been preceded by exceptionally heavy rainfall in Meppadi, which recorded 226 mm of rain in the past 24 hours.
Heavy rain and winds batter China as Super Typhoon Bavi approaches
China's Ministry of Water Resources said that between Monday and Tuesday afternoon, water levels in 62 rivers across the country had exceeded warning levels, with most of the…