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    Heavy rain, landslides kill dozens in Indonesia, East Timor

    04 Apr 2021

    At least 49 families were hit on the island in the east of Indonesia's sprawling archipelago, Raditya Jati, a spokesman for disaster management agency BNPB, said in a statement.

    Indonesia warns of risk of landslides, floods from new cyclone

    09 Apr 2021

    The head of Indonesia’s weather agency (BMKG) said a new cyclone, named Odette, was gaining traction and could hit Lampung province on the island of Sumatra, as well as the provinces of East Java and Central Java and the island of Bali.

    More rain predicted as Kerala flood toll reaches 35

    18 Oct 2021

    The Congress-led opposition on Monday accused the Pinarayi Vijayan government of not acting in time. However, the government quickly denied the charges.

    Landslides, floods kill 128 in India and Nepal

    20 Oct 2021

    The death toll from floods and landslides in India rose to 85 on Wednesday, officials said, while Nepal also reported 43 fatalities and 43 missing.

    Heavy rain triggers floods, mudslides in Japan

    14 Aug 2021

    With some parts of the country experiencing record levels of rainfall, Japan has broadened its highest level of risk alerts to cover more than 1 million people. One area recorded 408 mm (15.7 inches) of rain in the 72 hours to Saturday morning.

    Nearly 200 dead after heavy rain, landslides in India and Nepal; two girls washed away

    21 Oct 2021

    Experts say that they were victims of the ever-more unpredictable and extreme weather that has hit South Asia in recent years caused by climate change and exacerbated by deforestation, damming and excessive development.

    Flooding, landslides take at least 42 lives in Philippines

    12 Apr 2022

    More than 17,000 people fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, flooding houses, severing roads and knocking out power.

    Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 58

    13 Apr 2022

    Most of the deaths from tropical storm Megi — the strongest to hit the disaster-prone archipelago this year — were in the central province of Leyte, where a series of landslides devastated communities.

    Heavy rain, mudslides kill 105, with dozens still missing in Brazil

    17 Feb 2022

    With 35 people still reported missing, fears that the death toll could climb further sent firefighters and volunteers scrambling through the remains of houses washed away in torrents of mud, many of them in impoverished hillside slums.

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