El Niño, a climate pattern characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, is projected to impact the Asia Pacific (AP) region this year and is currently in its...
World + 17 more
World + 17 more
El Niño, a climate pattern characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, is projected to impact the Asia Pacific (AP) region this year and is currently in its...
Indonesia + 5 more
PHILIPPINES More than a million people have been affected by Super Typhoon Noru (local name Karding), which made landfall in Quezon Province on 25 September. Around 46,400 people remain displaced ,...
Thailand + 7 more
PHILIPPINES About 40,000 people are currently displaced in the provinces of La Union and Ilocos Sur due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu (local name Maring). 14,000 displaced people are...
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PAKISTAN An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude at a depth of 15 km occurred near Harnai, Balochistan on 7 October. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 16 people died (five male,...
Viet Nam + 3 more
From the beginning of October, the Lower Mekong region has experienced prolonged, heavy rains that have caused severe and widespread flooding and landslides in several provinces of Vietnam and...
Myanmar + 4 more
MYANMAR Amid fragile unilateral ceasefires, intensified armed conflict between the Myanmar Military and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) resumed in Namhsan Township of northern Shan State on...
Indonesia + 2 more
INDONESIA As of 8 October, 1,948 people are known to have died following the earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi. A further 10,679 people have been seriously injured and 835 people are still...
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INDIA As of 21 August, one million people remain in relief camps following flooding in Kerala. While flood waters have begun to recede, the situation has designated an L3 level of Disaster under the...
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INDIA As of 19 August, the worst flooding since 1924 in Kerala state has caused 361 deaths with 725,000 people displaced to relief camps. More than 233,179 people were evacuated and damage caused by...
Myanmar + 5 more
LAO PDR As of 28 July, 16,250 people have been affected by flooding in Attapeu Province following the impact of Tropical Storm Son Tinh that caused the Xepien-Xenamnoyu hydroelectric dam in Sanamxay...
China + 4 more
CHINA As of 18 August, 10 million people have been affected by prolonged drought in six provinces (Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Gansu and Ningxia). Authorities estimate 1.5 million...
Myanmar + 36 more
Why a regional focus model? A key challenge faced by humanitarian agencies is how to ensure that limited available resources are allocated where they are most needed and are efficiently delivered in...
Fiji + 6 more
FIJI A month after Tropical Cyclone Winston struck Fiji, the Government-led response has delivered life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of people. The first round of emergency food...
Myanmar + 8 more
JAPAN Heavy rainfall continued in Japan over the past week with floods and landslides affecting the island of Honshu. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the maximum "Level 5" flood warning on 11...
Myanmar + 11 more
MYANMAR Floods and landslides affected over 1.3 million people, including 297,000 households displaced in Jul and Aug, according to Government reports. At least 106 people are confirmed dead. The...
China + 7 more
CHINA On 8 Aug Typhoon Soudelor killed six people in Taiwan, Province of China. On 9 Aug Souledor hit Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces in mainland China. In Zhejiang, Soudelor has left...
Nepal + 5 more
NEPAL The 2 Aug landslide in Sindhupalchok is still blocking the Sunkoshi river. Progress on releasing the water from the naturally created dam remains slow, with additional rainfall increasing the...
Sri Lanka + 7 more
SRI LANKA Following flash floods and landslides caused by above average monsoon rains at the beginning of June, the Disaster Management Centre reports that 27 people died and nine people injured...
China + 5 more
CHINA After a 6.6M earthquake struck Gansu Province near Dingxi city on 22 July, at least 95 people were killed and more than 1,400 injured according to Government reports. The situation has been...
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CHINA A 5.9M earthquake struck Gansu Province near Dingxi city in the morning of 22 July, followed by a second 5.6M tremor shortly afterwards, both at shallow depths of only 10km. Initial government...