Floods

Philippines vows arrests over bogus flood control projects

The Department of Finance has estimated the Philippine economy lost up to 118.5 billion pesos (S$2.61 billion) from 2023 to 2025 due to corruption in flood control projects.

Typhoon Fung-wong brings floods to Taiwan, thousands evacuated

Yilan's town of Dongshan received 794mm of rain on Nov 11, weather officials said.

When rivers swallow land: Bangladesh’s endless battle with erosion

Every year, hundreds of families in Kurigram, Bangladesh, are faced with collapsed riverbanks and constant relocating.

Kosim Uddin, 50, looks toward the site of his vanished home as he poses for a picture on an island in the Brahmaputra River, where he recently relocated due to erosion, in Kurigram, Bangladesh, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Typhoon Kalmaegi brings destruction to Vietnam as death toll nears 200 in Philippines

The storm made landfall in central Vietnam late on Nov 6, uprooting trees, damaging homes, and triggering power outages, before weakening as it moved inland.

Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 140 in Philippines

A fisherman steers a fishing boat as Typhoon Kalmaegi approches in Da Nang city, Vietnam, on Nov 6.

Philippine death toll tops 140 as Typhoon Kalmaegi heads towards Vietnam

Cars piled atop each other by floodwaters and roofs torn off buildings as residents attempted to dig out of the mud at Liloan, a town near Cebu city.

In Pictures: At least 66 killed as Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves a trail of destruction in the Philippines

A man crosses a muddy street piled up with cars that were swept away in floods brought on by Typhoon Kalmaegi, in Bacayan, Cebu City, Philippines, on Nov 5, 2025.

Death toll tops 100 as Philippines counts the cost of Typhoon Kalmaegi

Scenes of devastation emerged in the province of Cebu as floodwaters receded, revealing destroyed homes, overturned vehicles, and widespread debris.

Romania to set up fund for critical flood infrastructure

A drone view shows a flooded area, after heavy rain triggered flooding in Slobozia Conachi, Galati country, Romania, September 14, 2024. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS

Indonesia rescuers search for 23 missing after floods

This picture taken on October 1, 2025 shows workers repairing an area where a large sinkhole formed during recent flooding in Badung, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Devastating flash floods that killed at least 18 people and left four missing was the island's worst in a decade, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). It was caused partly by record rain, but was also a reckoning for years of rampant overdevelopment and a waste management system under enormous strain. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) / To go with AFP STORY Indonesia-Bali-flood-climate-waste, Focus by Marchio GORBIANO

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