Disasters
Floods
More houses evacuated after landslide in Borikhamxay
Houses along the Mekong River in Borikhamxay province have been evacuated after five of them were undermined by a landslide at about 2am on 11 October. People in six or seven houses in the Phonson area of Phabath village in Thaphabath district quickly gathered their pets ...
Myanmar homes destroyed as heavy rain brings more flooding
Flooding caused by torrential rains in Magwe Region swept away several houses and a timber causeway on the night of 11 October. In Minhla, Pwinbyu, Ngape and Natmauk townships, flood waters cascading down from the mountains carried off five houses. “Three houses were swept away this ...
Flooding in Vietnam as China discharges water down Red River
Hydrologists have warned about imminent flooding in the Red River in northern Vietnam due to huge discharge of water from upstream reservoirs in China. Water levels in the river rose to 31.7 m in Yen Bai Province on 12 October before receding, according to the National Center ...
Flooding in Prachin Buri
After two days of rain the Prachin Buri river overflowed and flooded the old market of Kabin Buri Municipality in Kabin Buri district early on 6 October, reports said. Keep reading ...
Fish exports continue to decline with floods, slow catches
Income from fishery exports is expected to fall again this year, partly on the back of rising floods as well as declining stocks, according to Myanmar Fishery Federation general secretary U Win Kyaing. Keep reading ...
Election takes a back seat as flood-hit Magwe’s farmers struggle to rebuild
For the tens of thousands of farmers in Magwe Region still reeling from last month’s floods, the November election may not register as high-priority. With upwards of 100,000 displaced and having lost their livelihoods, the immediate need to rebuild means the election is the last ...
Floods wreak havoc in Kampot
Residents of Kampot province continued to feel the devastating effects of widespread flooding in the area caused by the opening of the Kamchay Hydropower Dam, which has left thousands temporarily homeless and crippled local businesses. Keo Vy, spokesman of the National Committee for Disaster Management, said ...
Hundreds flee homes after dam gates opened
More than 500 homes were flooded in Kampot province’s Toek Chhou district on 16 September morning after the gates of the Kamchay Hydropower Dam were opened, according to officials, with the chiefs of two of three affected communes saying they were given little or no advance ...
Pattaya digs out from Vamco as 5 provinces declared disasters
Pattaya residents are removing fallen trees, digging out mud and filling more sandbags after tropical depression Vamco lashed Chon Buri and four other provinces which have been declared disaster zones by the government. The Interior Ministry said 14 tambons in eight districts in Chanthaburi, Chon Buri. ...
Pattaya floods after heavy rains, tourists stranded on Koh Lan
Heavy rains lashed Pattaya on 16 September and left about 400 Thai and foreign tourists stranded on Koh Lan and flooded parts of the city. The heavy rains lasted for about three hours. Keep reading ...
