Floods, landslides kill many in Indonesia, Thailand
August 26, 2024 | 09:53
At least seven people were killed, two others were injured and some were likely to be missing after flash floods and landslides hit the Indonesian eastern province of Maluku on the morning of August 25, according to the locality’s disaster management and mitigation office.
Indonesia: Over 4,000 people isolated due to floods, landslides
June 19, 2024 | 17:04
Floods and landslides following prolonged high-intensity rains on June 19 have been isolating over 4,000 residents in West Nias, North Sumatra, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) of Indonesia.
All 45 Vietnamese stranded on landslide-hit road in Laos rescued
August 07, 2023 | 11:59
All the 45 Vietnamese people stranded due to landslides on a road linking Bolikhamxay province in central Laos with Ha Tinh province in central Vietnam have been rescued by Lao authorities.
Localities in central region told to brace for coming tropical depression
October 26, 2021 | 09:30
The Prime Minister has ordered localities in the central region, ministries, and sectors to take swift actions to address flooding consequences and gear up for an approaching tropical depression likely to strengthen into storm.
More than 70 dead in Indonesia, Timor-Leste floods
April 05, 2021 | 17:02
More than 70 people have died and dozens are still missing after flash floods and landslides swept through East Nusa Tenggara of Indonesia and neighbouring Timor-Leste on April 4.
At least five killed, 70 missing after landslides in Indonesia’s gold mine
February 25, 2021 | 12:02
At least five people died and about 70 others were reportedly missing following landslides at a gold mine in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province on February 24 afternoon.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers issue statement on floods, landslides in Southeast Asia
October 28, 2020 | 09:15
ASEAN Foreign Ministers on October 27 issued a statement on recent floods and landslides that caused huge losses of life and property in Southeast Asian nations.
Powerful Japan storm turns deadly, snarls holiday travel
August 16, 2019 | 09:26
A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday (Aug 15), bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at least one life, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period.
At least 18 dead as Iran faces unprecedented floods
March 26, 2019 | 10:25
Major floods across much of Iran have left 18 people dead and more than 70 injured, blocking roads and triggering landslides with warnings of more heavy rain to come, emergency services said on Monday (Mar 25).
Floods, landslides in northern provinces claim 15 lives
June 26, 2018 | 17:07
As of 9:00am on June 26, floods and landslides caused by heavy rains claimed 15 lives in the northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang and Lai Chau, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
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