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AfghanistanIn late night of 28 July 2021 (Wednesday), massive flash floods, triggered by heavy rain, occurred in Mirdesh village in Kamdesh district in Nuristan province – eastern part of Afghanistan. As per the initial field reports, around 150 lives are lost with 113 death bodies found as of 31 July 2021 – others were still mis
MongoliaFlash floods have been occurring all around the country at different scales due to prolonged heavy rain fall since middle of June and still on going. The rainfall is averaged to be 46-60 millimeters across the country. The flash floods and heavy rain has severely affected roughly 1,549 households in seven (Arkhangai, U
BangladeshOn 27 July, heavy monsoon rains in Cox’s Bazar led to slope failures and severe flooding in the Rohingya refugee camps. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast approx. 570mm of accumulated rainfall between 27 – 30 July and issued warnings of heavy rain and risk of landslides. High sea tides continue to hamper
KazakhstanIn the Republic of Kazakhstan, the heatwave that began in June 2021 in the Southern and Western regions of the country (Kyzylorda, Mangystau and Turkestan provinces) led to record temperatures1 up to 46.5℃ (recorded on 7 July) in the area with a baseline average of 28.3℃. This has seriously affected the main livestock
Myanmar (Burma)Heavy rains battered the southern states of Kayin and Mon and Tanintharyi region beginning on Sunday, impacting as many as 3,000 people. More than 100 in Kayin’s Hlaingbwe had to be evacuated, according to a relief official from the area. Refugee volunteers are working day and night in heavy rain to rescue refugees str
IndiaMaharashtra Chief Minister Mr Uddhav Thackeray visited the landslide site of Taliye village in Mahad, Raigad district, India on 24 July 2021. Photo: Government of Maharashtra The heavy rain brought floods and landslides affected 1028 villages across the districts of Ratnagiri, Raigad, Kolhapur, Thane, Sangli, Satara, S
IndiaWidespread floods triggered by heavy rain have been affecting most parts of Assam State (northeastern India) over the past few days, resulting in casualties and damage. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, 7,587 people have been affected in 96 villages across the Districts of Bongaigaon, Dhemaji
PhilippinesLarge parts of the Luzon island in the north of the Philippines, including Metropolitan Manila, have been experiencing heavy monsoon rain in the last days. On 24 July, the water level of the Marikina River in Manila reached 16 meter, triggering evacuations. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council re
ChinaDays of torrential rain and massive flooding have hit China’s Henan province, bursting the banks of rivers, overwhelming dams and the public transport system and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. At least 25 people have been killed and seven are missing in the provincial capital, Zhengzhou. The provi
ChinaTropical Cyclone CEMPAKA-21 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability. Updated: this report is based on advisory number 6: (19 Jul 2021 21:33). NameCEMPAKA-21 From - To18 Jul - 19 Jul Exposed countriesChina Exposed population850 thousand in Cate
KazakhstanIn the Republic of Kazakhstan, the heatwave that began in June 2021 in the Southern and Western regions of the country (Kyzylorda, Mangystau and Turkestan regions) led to record temperatures up to 46.5℃ (recorded on July 7) in the region with a norm of 28.3℃. This has seriously affected the main livestock farms. Accord
ThailandAn explosion occurred about 03.00 am on 5 July 2021 at the Ming Dih Chemical factory, a factory producing plastic foam and plastic pellets, in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, the outskirts of Thailand's capital. It was followed by a massive fire that engulfed the entire factory and caused extensive damage to
ChinaOver 60,000 people have evacuated their homes after several days of flooding in Jiangxi Province in southeast China . According to the official state-run press agency Xinhua , flooding began in the province from 28 June 2021. As of 02 July, nearly 1.08 million people in 55 county-level areas had been affected. As many
PhilippinesThe Taal Volcano in the province of Batangas in Luzon, is placed under Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) following a phreatomagmatic eruption that generated a plume of 1 km high at 3:16 pm (UCT +8) on 1 July. This has been followed by four small eruptions of up to 200 metres high in the evening. The Philippine Institute
IndiaDisaster authorities in the state of Assam, north eastern India, reported on 30 June that overflowing rivers have affected over 7,000 people in the last 24 hours. A total of 7,587 people have been affected in Dhemaji and Dibrugarh districts. As of 30 June there were no displacements. Flooding has also caused damage in
ChinaAlmost 20,000 people have evacuated their homes after flooding in Heilongjiang Province in northern China . Thousands of people are also affected by flooding in nearby parts of Inner Mongolia. Floods in Daxinganling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province, June 2021. Photo: Heilongjiang Provincial Fire Department China’s Min
RussiaFlooding along the Amur River, Amur Oblast, Russia, June 2021. Photo: EMRCOM As of 28 June, 764 homes were flooded across 8 municipalities of Amur Oblast, according to the Emergency Ministry, EMERCOM. in addition, over 1,800 yards and gardens were also flooded. Roads have been completely blocked to transport in 12 loca
Sri LankaOn 20 May 2021, cargo ship “X-PRESS PEARL with 1486 containers on board carrying dangerous cargo; 25 tonnes of nitric acid, caustic soda, solid sodium methoxide solution, cosmetics, methanol and vinyl acetate including micro plastics, plastic pellets together with other cargo caught fire about nine nautical miles (16 K
PakistanSeveral districts in the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh experience drought conditions which have resulted in increased food insecurity. According to the National Drought Monitoring Centre (NDMC), moderate drought conditions are prevailing across 18 districts in the two provinces. An estimated 1.8 million people are
MalaysiaSabah state in Malaysia had been experiencing heavy rainfalls since 20 May, causing two districts (Beaufort and Tenom) being inundated by floods. The rain was nonstop for a few days resulting in two rivers collision between the Pagalan River and the Padas River. People fled from their homes and evacuated to the tempora
IndiaIn India, State governments of West Bengal and Odisha, also impacted by TC Amphan in 2020, are on high alert. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed. State Government of West Bengal have ordered the evacuation of people from low-lying areas. The Deep Depression over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal i
ChinaYunnan, China 21/05/2021 13:48 UTC, 3800000 people within 100km. A magnitude- 6 earthquake occurred northwest of Dali, Yunnan Province at 21:21 May 21. The epicenter was about 18 km (11 miles) northwest of Dali. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 14 km (8 miles), and light shaking was probably felt throughout nort
Sri LankaThe South west monsoon and activation of a depression which was later developed to tropical cyclone “Tauktae” over the south-east Arabian sea triggered heavy rainfall in Sri Lanka from 12th to 14th May 2021. Western, South and Sabaragamuawa provinces of Sri Lanka were worst affected. Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorolo
TajikistanAs a result of intense rains heavy rains within May 5-12, 2021 in the territory of a number of districts of the Khatlon region and the DRS, mudflows were recorded, which, unfortunately, entailed human casualties. As a result of the disaster, damage was recorded to residential buildings, household plots, arable land, de
IndiaSunday, May 16, 11 pm: As the year’s first cyclone continues to intensify over the Arabian Ocean—slightly off the west coast of India—the devastation has already begun in many parts of the coastal region. At least 12 deaths have been reported so far across coastal districts of four states: Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtr