Tag: Flooding
Landslides, flooding kill at least 24 in wake of Philippine storm
More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads
Water release from Vietnamese dam floods villages in southern Laos
Sources downstream in Laos’ Sekong and Attapeu provinces told RFA that whole buildings were washed away by the rising waters after the release
Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods moving towards Sydney
Authorities issued severe rain and wind warnings for a 400-kilometer (250-mile) stretch of coast as water levels rose rapidly
12,000 displaced by floods in Malaysia
The tropical Southeast Asian nation was hit by bouts of bad weather over the weekend, as continuous rain swamped towns on the east coast
Catholic Church in Malaysia offers relief aid to flood victims
“There was a great outpouring of solidarity among Malaysians of all walks of life,” said Caritas Malaysia
24,000 evacuated, two dead in Indonesian floods
Torrential rains have hammered the island for days, causing rivers to burst their banks and sending water levels surging
27 dead, 70,000 displaced in Malaysian floods
This year's floods were the worst since 2014 when over 100,000 people were forced from their homes
Floods in Malaysia displace over 29,000 people
Heavy downpours since Friday have caused rivers to overflow, submerging many urban areas and cutting off major roads
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Volunteer groups save the day in Assam’s flood-ravaged villages
Thousands of flood victims in Indonesia still in need of help
Several places remained under a two-meter deep water, making it difficult for volunteers to distribute relief aid
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