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Floods catch Vietnam highlands residents off guard

Floods catch Vietnam highlands residents off guard

Hoang Ly, 34, from Viet Hong commune in Lao Cai province, was forced to rush with her two young children to the second floor as floodwaters quickly rose. She helplessly watched as her grocery store was swept away in the flood.
Death toll from Thailand monsoon floods hits 7

Death toll from Thailand monsoon floods hits 7

Torrential rain leaves at least 18 dead in South Korea, trail of devastation

Torrential rain leaves at least 18 dead in South Korea, trail of devastation

Thailand braces for floods, landslides

Thailand braces for floods, landslides

Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued an urgent weather alert for 33 provinces across the North, Northeast, Central and South, warning of flash floods, forest runoff, landslides and rising water levels in major rivers, particularly the Mekong, between July 6 and 12.
July 7, 2025 | 04:49 pm PT
Thailand, Malaysia brace for fresh wave of floods as water levels ease

Thailand, Malaysia brace for fresh wave of floods as water levels ease

Malaysia and Thailand are facing a second wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on Monday, even as some displaced residents were able to return home and the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas.
December 2, 2024 | 03:53 pm PT
Floods kill 9 in Thailand, force over 122,000 to evacuate in Malaysia

Floods kill 9 in Thailand, force over 122,000 to evacuate in Malaysia

Flooding driven by heavy rains in southern Thailand has killed nine people and displaced more than 13,000, officials said Saturday, as rescue teams using boats and jet skis worked to reach stranded residents.
November 29, 2024 | 10:59 pm PT
Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.
May 11, 2024 | 07:05 pm PT
Death toll from floods in Brazil's south climbs to 136

Death toll from floods in Brazil's south climbs to 136

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, the local civil defense government body said on Saturday, up from 126 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for.
May 11, 2024 | 07:02 pm PT
Latin America experienced record heat, 'climatic hazards' in 2023

Latin America experienced record heat, 'climatic hazards' in 2023

Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused major weather calamities, the World Meteorological Organization said.
May 8, 2024 | 08:14 pm PT
Remnants of Typhoon Koinu bring floods to Hong Kong

Remnants of Typhoon Koinu bring floods to Hong Kong

Hong Kong ordered people to stay indoors, shut schools and closed the stock exchange on Monday as the remnants of Typhoon Koinu caused floods just a month after the city was paralyzed by record-breaking rainfall.
October 8, 2023 | 06:15 pm PT
Foreigners learn to coexist with HCMC's flooded streets

Foreigners learn to coexist with HCMC's flooded streets

Tyler Maurice Kooy used to hate going out in the HCMC rain when streets are filled with unpleasantly smelling water.
August 17, 2023 | 03:30 pm PT
Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050: report

Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050: report

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday.
August 29, 2022 | 06:08 pm PT
Heavy rains for a week in northern Vietnam: forecast

Heavy rains for a week in northern Vietnam: forecast

It began raining in the northern mountainous areas Thursday night, reaching the plains Friday night and the downpours are expected to last until the end of next week.
May 20, 2022 | 05:45 pm PT
Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rains kill 2 in northern Vietnam

Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rains kill 2 in northern Vietnam

Heavy rains in northern Vietnam have resulted in floods and landslides that killed a boy and a woman and destroyed 200 houses.
May 12, 2022 | 01:00 am PT
Mekong River water level rises amid dry season

Mekong River water level rises amid dry season

Lower Mekong River water levels have increased by 20-30 percent compared to the same period of previous years as China releases dam water.
April 25, 2022 | 03:30 am PT
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