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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.
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Indonesian minister dismisses Malaysian flood aid, sparking outrage
17 Dec 2025 - 5:54PM
Malaysia
‘Just say thank you’: Malaysians fume as Indonesian minister belittles flood aid
17 Dec 2025 - 5:59PM
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Japan
Japan tremors raise fears of overdue megaquake killing 199,000
Authorities are urging residents to review evacuation plans as simulations suggest a ‘maximum-class’ winter night quake could trap thousands.
15 Dec 2025 - 3:17PM
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‘Didn’t know where to go’: tourists struggle in Japan quake evacuation
Foreign visitors were left scrambling for multilingual information after Monday’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake.
13 Dec 2025 - 10:21AM
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Japan
Japan lifts tsunami warning after magnitude 6.7 earthquake
The weather office said waves of up to 20cm were recorded on the main northern island of Hokkaido and in the Aomori region.
12 Dec 2025 - 2:13PM
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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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Japan
Japan issues megaquake advisory after magnitude 7.5 tremor
The advisory urges preparedness for a possible large quake and tsunami, recalling the 2011 disaster that destroyed Fukushima’s nuclear plant.
9 Dec 2025 - 8:02PM
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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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Earthquakes
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Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes Japan
Some 2,700 homes in northeastern Japan were without power, with reports of fires after the ground shook violently for more than 30 seconds.
9 Dec 2025 - 3:09PM
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At least 30 injured after magnitude 7.5 quake in Japan
Authorities issued tsunami warnings following the powerful earthquake in northeastern Japan’s Aomori prefecture.
9 Dec 2025 - 10:53AM
Japan
30 injured after massive quake in Japan, warning of more stronger tremors
Officials removed all tsunami warnings following the powerful earthquake in northeastern Japan’s Aomori prefecture.
9 Dec 2025 - 3:58PM
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Force of Kilauea eruption knocks out remote camera
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting intermittently since December 2024.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:27PM
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
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Thai woman stays on rooftop with pets during floods, refusing rescue without them
In her online plea for rescue, she shares location, urges authorities to cut power in her neighbourhood to prevent electrocution.
6 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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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‘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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Viral stories
Malaysian man stranded by Thai floods with ‘colleagues’ exposed holidaying with lover
The wife remains unaware of her husband’s affair, as he regularly communicates with her.
4 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Indonesia
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Indonesian mother and child cling to tree to survive floods
Widespread floods have devastated vast regions of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing more than 750 people and displacing thousands.
4 Dec 2025 - 3:27PM
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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
Extreme weather
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
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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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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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Indonesia
Flood death tolls rise in Indonesia, Sri Lanka as aid trickles in
Flooding has killed hundreds in both countries and displaced thousands, as damaged roads and downed power lines hamper rescue efforts.
1 Dec 2025 - 4:40PM
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