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Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: Floods

Posted inChina

Villagers flee floods in China as typhoon nears

by Laurie Chen and Beiyi Seow July 23, 2021July 23, 2021

Villagers were evacuated over makeshift bridges Friday as floods submerged swathes of central China, following a historic deluge that claimed at least 33 lives, while a typhoon threatened to bring more misery as it headed towards the country’s east coast. Millions have been affected by the floods in Henan province, trapping people for days without […]

Posted inIndonesia

Jakarta flooding crisis claims five lives

by AT Contributor February 21, 2021February 21, 2021
Posted inJapan

Thousands trapped by floods in Japan

by Quentin Tyberghien July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Posted inJapan

At least 50 dead after floods in Japan

by AT Contributor July 7, 2020July 7, 2020
Posted inJapan

Dozens dead, missing in Japan floods

by AT Contributor July 5, 2020July 5, 2020
Posted inJapan

14 feared dead in nursing home as storm lashes Japan

by AT Contributor July 4, 2020July 5, 2020
Posted inChina

Flood alert at Three Gorges Dam

by Chris Gill June 24, 2020June 26, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

SE Asia slowly but surely sinking into the sea

by Dan Southerland January 8, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

Death toll reaches 52 in Myanmar landslide

by Alan Bonini August 11, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBangladesh, India, Nepal, South Asia

South Asia monsoon rains wreak flood havoc

by Ankur Tanwar July 19, 2019February 18, 2020
A gas explosion happened in Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, at about 8:30 pm on December 16, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

Sapporo blast latest blow to Japan in ‘Year of Disaster’

by By Andrew Salmon and Agencies December 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Toraji has devastated Nha Trang city. Captured on Youtube.
Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam

Vietnam floods take 12 lives

by Asia Times staff November 19, 2018February 18, 2020
Kerala suffered a similar devastating flood nearly a century ago. But recently it has been hit hard by drought. Photo: Rejimon Kuttappan
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Drought and forest fires preceded Kerala’s devastating flood

by Rejimon Kuttappan August 21, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian rescue workers and police look for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed house after flash floods in Thatri village in Doda district, 150 kilometers northeast of Jammu, on July 20, 2017. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Unregulated growth threatens sensitive Kashmir ecosystem

by Kanchan Srivastava July 21, 2018February 18, 2020
A street devastated by floods and landslides in Mabi, Okayama prefecture. Photo: AFP / Martin Bureau
Posted inEgypt, France, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Rains pour through cracks in Japan’s infrastructure spending

by William Pesek July 10, 2018February 18, 2020
The Togetsu bridge on the Katsura river in Kyoto during heavy rains in western Japan on July 6, 2018. The country's meteorological agency has warned of more to come. Photo: AFP/JIJI PRESS
Posted inJapan, Middle East, Northeast Asia

More than one million at risk as heavy rains hammer Japan

by Andrew Salmon July 6, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian women push a food cart stall in floodwater at Marina Beach on the Bay of Bengal coast after heavy rain in Chennai on November 3, 2017.The arrival of the northeast monsoon in recent days has brought heavy rains to southern India's Tamil Nadu, submerging parts of the state capital Chennai. Devastating floods following the northeast monsoon in south India in November and December 2015 killed more than 500 people and displaced almost two million others. Photo: AFP / Arlin Sankar
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s water-unsmart cities operate in policy vacuum

by Himanshu Thakkar June 11, 2018June 12, 2018
A disaster management officer walks towards a brush fire as other firefighters attempt to extinguish it near Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia September 21, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nova Wahyudi via Reuters
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Disaster-prone Asia vulnerable to rising risks

by Alan Boyd October 21, 2017February 18, 2020
A child reacts to the camera while sitting on his father's back as they make their way in a flooded area in Bogra, Bangladesh, August 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Posted inBangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Bangladesh devastated in third flood, incurs severe losses

by Syed Tashfin Chowdhury September 14, 2017February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock
Posted inUncategorized

Houston floods, but what about all the other disasters?

by Peter Langan August 31, 2017February 18, 2020

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