Japan strengthens proposal for disaster prevention cooperation with ASEAN
As natural disasters occur more frequently worldwide, Japan aims to actively promote pre-disaster measures, an area where it has a strong track record.
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Afghanistan earthquake kills 800, injures 2,800; Taliban asks world for help
The disaster will further stretch the resources of the war-torn nation’s Taliban administration, already grappling with crises ranging from a sharp drop in foreign aid to…
Heavy rains cause flooding across four provinces in Cambodia, more bad weather on the way
More than 300 houses and some infrastructure in four districts of Siem Reap have been affected, according to the Siem Reap provincial information department.
Disaster declared as drought pushes South Korea’s Gangneung to brink
The drought in Gangneung has been coined a “flash drought” by experts, caused by scarce rainfall and record-breaking heat waves that quickly evaporated the little amounts of…
War, then water: Pakistan’s border villagers face back-to-back evacuations
Across flood-hit Kasur, families say they are exhausted by repeated displacements within months.
Philippine Lower House probe to cover Davao flood control
Davao City, which received P51 billion for flood control in 2019-2022, will not be spared from the House inquiry into alleged irregularities in flood mitigation. The Dutertes…
Oil spill puts hundreds of hectares of farmland in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi at risk
Officials estimate that at least 50 hectares of rice fields in the province have been damaged and hundreds of hectares more may be impacted without prompt remediation.
1.5m affected as Pakistan’s Punjab reels from ‘worst flood in decades’
Torrential monsoon rain and India’s release of excess water from its dams swelled the three rivers that flow into the province, forcing authorities to breach riverbanks in some…
Food shortage in remote Nepali villages after sole supply trail cut off by landslides
Saipal, one of the most inaccessible local units in Sudurpaschim province, relies on porters and pack animals, mainly mules and sheep, for transporting goods from Talkot to its…
Heavy rains hit Himalayas, spread havoc in India and Pakistan
The landslide killed 33 people near the Hindu mountain shrine of Vaishno Devi on a pilgrim route in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.