US EditionDeadly Storms Sweep South and Southeast Asia, Leaving over 1,600 Dead
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The torrential rains that have hit the south and south-east of Asia in recent weeks have once again revealed the region’s vulnerability to the climate crisis. Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Sri Lanka are chaining episodes of floods and landslides that have already left a balance of 1,300 fatalities and a thousand missing people. A succession of three tropical cyclones, coinciding with the monsoon era, has caused volumes of rai…
More than 1,300 deaths and more than five million victims: a flood disaster shocks Southeast Asia. Despite falling levels, the situation remains dramatic – entire regions are cut off, aid is slowing down.
UNITED NATIONS – A wave of cyclones and monsoon rains driven by climate change have hit South and Southeast Asia since mid-November, killing more than 1600 people, displacing hundreds of thousands and affecting millions, according to United Nations agencies. Experts attribute disasters to [...]
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The European Times NewsDeadly storms sweep south and southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 dead
Since mid-November, overlapping tropical storms and intensified monsoon systems have triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Viet Nam. UN teams across the region are supporting government-led emergency operations with food, health, water and sanitation aid, medical deployments and early recovery assessments, as heavy rains continue and fears grow that […]
Deadly storms sweep South and Southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 dead
From Sri Lanka’s central highlands to Indonesia’s flood-swollen river basins, a wave of climate-fuelled cyclones and monsoon rains has unleashed one of the deadliest weather patterns south and southeast Asia has seen in years, killing more than 1,600 people, displacing hundreds of thousands and affecting millions.
Govt rejects climate advice less than a week after deadly floods in Asia kill over 1400 – Greenpeace
The Government has today announced it is rejecting all of the Climate Change Commission’s emissions target recommendations and will not include emissions from international shipping and aviation in New Zealand’s targets. Greenpeace has been left speechless by the decision. “There are no words to describe just how morally bankrupt this decision is,” says Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop. “Deadly climate fuelled flooding in Asia last week killed mor…
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