Category: Asia

Malaysia Floods Force Evacuations

MALAYSIAN authorities have shut schools and evacuated more than 12,000 people as floodwaters rise in two northern states hit

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Vietnam Hit by Floods & Landslides

HA NOI --- Torrential rains brought floods and landslides to the country's central region, threatening thousands of hectares of

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Anger Grows Over Tsunami Aid Effort

North Pagai, Indonesia. Indonesian tsunami survivors complained Monday they are being forced to scavenge for wild roots because aid

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Krakatau’s Eruption Escalating

Mount Anak Krakatau continues its frenzied expulsion of volcanic material, including hot rocks, sand and dust shrouded in toxic

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Ash Grounds AirAsia, SilkAir

Malaysia’s AirAsia and Singapore’s SilkAir airlines have cancelled flights to two Indonesian destinations because of volcanic ash from Mount

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Merapi Eruption Could Last Weeks

Indonesia's most dangerous volcano showed no sign of tiring Tuesday, belching clouds of black smoke as fiery lava lit

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Floods Strand 1,000’s in Thai Cities

BANGKOK, Tuesday 2 November 2010 (AFP) - Flash floods, several metres deep in places, have swept through a major

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Twin Disasters Kill Nearly 500

Video Report: Indonesia's most volatile volcano spewed searing clouds of debris for hours early Monday. So far, no new

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Pamela Anderson’s Aid Gift Snubbed

Jakarta. Former “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson has donated $25,000 from a Playboy cover shoot to a charity that helps

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Chaos Leaves Tsunami Aid Rotting

Tuapejat and Sikakap. Despite being the capital of Mentawai district, tsunami relief efforts in Tuapejat are apparently in chaos,

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