South Asia and Southeast Asia face a new class of disasters — storms that may not be the strongest by wind speed but are ...

The total economic losses incurred are estimated to be around $6-$7 billion. This is more than the country’s foreign reserves ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday dispatched an urban search and rescue team to Sri Lanka to assist in relief operations ...

Cyclone Ditwah, originating near Sri Lanka, caused catastrophic flooding and landslides across the Indian Ocean basin. Sri ...

Colombo: Under the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team evacuated a visually ...

Many logs became forces of destruction in Indonesia last week, in a sign that deforestation compounded the devastation ...

The Navy spokesperson said INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri delivered immediate assistance in Colombo, with shipborne helicopters conducting aerial reconnaissance and supporting search and rescue ...

Villagers in Sri Lanka used spades on Wednesday to clear away mud as they searched for the bodies of relatives and friends ...

Survivors of Cyclone Ditwah that has ravaged Sri Lanka in recent days began returning to their devastated homes on Wednesday, ...

Wassana Suthi spent last week trying to keep a nursing home running as the floodwaters rose around her in the southern Thai ...

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will resume late this month after being suspended in March due to poor weather, ...

Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church has stepped up emergency relief after Cyclone Ditwah triggered deadly landslides across the ...