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American Airlines
US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights due to winter storm Devin
An additional 4,685 flights faced delays in the northeast as the National Weather Service warned of heavy snow and ‘hazardous conditions’.
27 Dec 2025 - 4:27AM
Indonesia
‘Starting anew’: Indonesians in flood-struck Sumatra hold Christmas mass
25 Dec 2025 - 5:03PM
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United States
Southern California drenched by powerful Christmas storm, flash flooding
25 Dec 2025 - 9:57PM
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Indonesia
‘Worse than the tsunami’ – Indonesia’s Aceh residents traumatised by flooding
A month after the disaster, residents are still struggling to recover as anger against Jakarta’s slow rescue response mounts.
24 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
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Weather
Asia’s year in extreme weather and natural disasters, from earthquakes to floods
From the deadly earthquake in Myanmar to tropical cyclones in the Philippines, Asia went through its share of natural disasters in 2025.
23 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM
Asean
Southeast Asian floods set to threaten more wildlife due to climate change
Environmental crimes and poor oversight are also worsening the risks faced by animals and trees.
23 Dec 2025 - 7:39PM
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Climate change
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Asia is not built for extreme weather. This must change
Readers discuss the urban planning features essential to climate resilience, the demise of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, and the Legislative Council election.
19 Dec 2025 - 11:30AM
Indonesia
Indonesian elephants tasked to help in flood recovery spur conservation debate
The four elephants deployed to lift debris in Aceh last week after flooding were also involved in the 2004 post-tsunami recovery efforts.
19 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
Indonesia
Don’t build on ‘active zones’, experts warn Indonesia as Sumatra recovery begins
Jakarta has pledged US$3.6 billion and a special agency to help restore homes and public facilities destroyed in last month’s cyclone.
18 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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Malaysia
‘Just say thank you’: Malaysians fume as Indonesian minister belittles flood aid
Tito Karnavian dismissed the US$60,000 aid package as ‘not much’ compared to Jakarta’s own disaster response, touching a raw nerve online.
17 Dec 2025 - 5:59PM
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Morocco
37 die in Morocco in torrential rain and flash floods
Rain and floods inundated about 70 homes and businesses and swept away 10 vehicles in the coastal city of Safi.
15 Dec 2025 - 11:33PM
Indonesia
Over 200 still missing in Indonesia as flood death toll passes 1,000
With vast areas hit and thousands of people injured, 1.2 million have been forced to take refuge in temporary shelters.
13 Dec 2025 - 7:41PM
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Indonesia
‘Could go extinct here’: orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat
Orangutans have disappeared since landslides struck Sipirok in North Sumatra province.
9 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
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Indonesia
Is Indonesian disaster response failing Sumatra’s flood victims?
Prabowo’s government is ‘busy bragging about its quick reaction’ while deaths mount and people suffer from lack of aid, critics say.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:31PM
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Australia
Australian bushfires destroy homes in 2 states as firefighter killed
More than 50 bushfires are burning across New South Wales as a massive blaze is contained in Tasmania.
8 Dec 2025 - 12:18PM
Sri Lanka
627 dead in Sri Lanka landslides as rains batter South, Southeast Asia
At least 1,812 people have been killed in the natural disasters rolling across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
7 Dec 2025 - 7:45PM
Environment
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Asia is waking up to storms that are stronger – and more polluted
Readers discuss new research that shows how typhoons spread microplastic pollution, encouraging the use of an anti-scam app, and the migrant domestic workers who fell victim to the Tai Po fire.
6 Dec 2025 - 11:30AM
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The Philippines
6 cyclones, 5 weeks: Philippines can’t escape its endless cycle of disaster
Corruption, complacency and climate chaos conspire to turn the Philippines’ natural hazards into man-made tragedies.
6 Dec 2025 - 8:17AM
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Indonesia
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‘Please help us’ appeal from Indonesia flood survivor
Death toll has risen to more than 830 with hundreds still missing in Sumatra.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:28PM
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Toxic smog caused illness in 200,000 New Delhi residents
Residents in New Delhi are demanding government action over poor air quality.
4 Dec 2025 - 5:24PM
Climate change
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Asia’s floods a deadly reminder of need to combat growing climate threat
Devastating flooding and landslides have focused attention on disaster preparedness efforts as rising temperatures threaten the region.
4 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
Environment
Asia’s floods kill over 1,000, lay bare human cost of climate inaction
From Indonesia’s deadliest disaster since 2018 to a state of emergency in Sri Lanka, Asia reels from a week of climate-fuelled destruction.
3 Dec 2025 - 5:45PM
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Indonesia
Indonesia’s cyclone tragedy exposes lethal cost of forest destruction
Green groups say plantations and mines have degraded Sumatra’s land, amplifying a disaster that killed more than 700 and displaced thousands.
4 Dec 2025 - 3:26PM
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Thailand
One man kept his home dry amid Thailand’s floods. Here’s how he did it
Wicharit Leelakorn fortified his house with a makeshift flood-protection system after the first heavy rain fell on November 21.
2 Dec 2025 - 6:05PM
Indonesia
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Indonesian flood survivor returns to ruined home
Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia in late November 2025.
2 Dec 2025 - 4:19PM
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Japan
‘Dying en masse’: Japan’s oyster farmers face ruin as waters heat up
Japan’s oyster farms hit by 90% deaths due to rising sea temperatures and high salinity, threatening the country’s top production area.
1 Dec 2025 - 4:48PM
Natural disasters
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Nearly 1,000 killed in flooding across Asia
Torrential storms have unleashed devastating floods across Asia.
1 Dec 2025 - 4:44PM
Sri Lanka
Soldiers deployed in Sri Lanka, Indonesia as Asian flood toll tops 1,000
Indonesia sent three warships carrying aid while Sri Lanka used military helicopters to reach people stranded by flooding.
2 Dec 2025 - 4:21PM
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