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SRI LANKA Since 23 November, heavy rainfall, strong winds, thunderstorms, and lightning have impacted Sri Lanka, triggering floods, landslides, and severe weather-related incidents across nine...

OBSERVATIONS AND CURRENT TRENDS In South Asia, floods have recently impacted several countries. In Sri Lanka, October flooding affected around 134,000 people, damaged 240 houses, and displaced nearly...

PHILIPPINES On 16 November, Super Typhoon Man-yi (local name Pepito) made two landfalls at peak strength of over 185km/h in Panganiban, Catanduanes and Dipaculao, Aurora Province. Days prior to...

PHILIPPINES On 11 November, 8:10 am local time, Typhoon Toraji (local name Nika) made landfall in Dilasag, Aurora, northern Luzon, Philippines, triggering Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 warning...

PHILIPPINES The combined effect of Severe Tropical Storm Trami and Super Typhoon Kong-Rey has now affected 8.8 million people (2.25 million families) across the Philippines. The National Risk...

PHILIPPINES Severe Tropical Storm Trami, locally named Kristine, caused widespread flooding and landslides in Region 2 and 5 and caused flash floods and a massive landslide burying houses in Region...

INDONESIA Heavy rainfall on 17-20 October 2024 caused the Barito River in Murung Raya District, Central Kalimantan, to overflow. This led to severe flooding with water levels rising over two meters...

NEPAL Nepal continues to deal with the impacts of landslides and flooding that affected communities across 21 districts, leading over 236 deaths since 28 September. Infrastructure damage including to...

Nepal Nepal has experienced heavy and continuous rainfall since 27 September which has triggered extensive damage and disruption to homes and infrastructure across 44 districts. Nepalese...

JAPAN Heavy rainfall in Japan’s central Ishikawa Prefecture resulted in severe flooding and landslides on 23 September, causing seven fatalities, with two persons still missing. Rivers across the...

BANGLADESH As of 15 September 2024, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction Control (NDRRC), heavy rainfall has caused landslides and flooding in the low-lying areas of 5 upazilas and 3...

VIET NAM On 7 September, Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit the South China Sea in 30 years, made landfall in northern Viet Nam. The storm caused widespread damage in multiple provinces,...

PHILIPPINES Tropical Cyclone Yagi (local name Enteng) and the weather brought by the Southwest Monsoon has now affected six regions in the Philippines, triggering floods and landslides affecting more...

BANGLADESH AND INDIA Eleven districts in northeastern and southeastern Bangladesh have been severely impacted by floods triggered by prolonged and intense monsoon rains in the area since 20 August,...

PAKISTAN According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), heavy torrential rainfall from 1 July to 5 August caused severe flash floods in Pakistan. The floods primarily affected Khyber...

MYANMAR Since late June, the Mandalay Region Watch has witnessed escalating fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces and a coalition of various armed groups across the townships of Madaya, Mogoke,...

PHILIPPINES The combined effects of the southwest monsoon and two tropical cyclones within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) have impacted over 1,120,000 people and displaced nearly 65,000...

BANGLADESH Flooding caused by recent monsoon rains and swollen rivers has engulfed multiple northern districts of Bangladesh, severely impacting low-lying areas, chars and riverine regions submerged...

INDONESIA On the afternoon of 7 July, a moderate earthquake measuring 4.4 magnitudes with a depth of 6 kilometres struck Batang District in Central Java. The quake resulted in 12 injuries, with 11...

BANGLADESH Intense monsoon rains and overflowing rivers in India's Assam and Meghalaya states have precipitated severe flooding across northeastern Bangladesh. The districts of Sylhet and Sunamganj...