Sri Lanka prepares for floods, landslides

Sep 1,2022
Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Wednesday warned that there is a risk of floods and landslides in several parts of the country, following heavy rainfall of more than 150 mm in the last 24 hours.
Thousands of people in northern Laos affected by floods
Aug 29
Thousands of people in northern Laos have been affected by flash floods triggered by heavy rains in recent days.
6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off western Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
Aug 29
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Monday, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
Malaysia reports 2,191 new COVID-19 infections, 2 new deaths
Aug 29
Malaysia reported 2,191 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 4,776,194, according to the health ministry.
3 killed, 37 wounded as tour bus drops off cliff in NW Türkiye
Aug 29
A tour bus rolling off a cliff in Türkiye's northwestern province of Bursa left at least 3 dead and 37 wounded on Sunday, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported.
34 killed, 50 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24 hours
Aug 26
At least 34 people were killed and 50 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related accidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said.
Road mishap leaves 9 dead, 14 injured in south India 
Aug 26
At least nine persons, including four women and two children, died and around 14 were injured in a road accident in India's southern state of Karnataka on Thursday, confirmed a local cop over the phone.