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1. News - Asia

   Flood death toll in Indonesian capital rises to 14

   Posted Jan 19th 2013, 04:32pm by Associated Press in Jakarta

   ... Another man was found dead near his flooded home in western Jakarta. The third body of a male worker was found on Saturday in the flooded basement parking of a building in central Jakarta. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1131648/flood-death-toll-indonesian-capital-rises-14
2. News - China

   Flooding kills 673 in 2013

   Posted Jan 05th 2013, 07:34pm by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... on the ministry’s website, Chen says mudslides killed about three-fourths of the year’s death toll. He says floods affected 184 Chinese cities and 120 million people this year. China’s floods killed 519 ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1120688/flooding-kills-673-2013
3. News - Asia - INDIA

   Floods, landslides displace 1 million in India; 33 dead

   Posted Sep 24th 2012, 04:22pm by Reuters in Guwahati

   ... News Asia Flooding Landslides Reuters in Guwahati Floods and landslides caused by relentless rain in northeast India have killed at least 33 people and displaced more than ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1046069/floods-landslides-displace-1-million-india-33-dead
4. News - Asia - ENVIRONMENT

   Major projects can counter flooding in Asian cities, experts say

   Posted May 20th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... low-lying areas exposed to massive floods such as those that paralysed Jakarta and Manila last year and central Thailand in 2011. One ambitious US$3.5 billion proposal by Thailand Underground ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1241488/major-projects-can-counter-flooding-asian-cities-experts-say
5. News - China - CHINA DIGEST

   China Digest, May 1, 2013

   Posted May 01st 2013, 12:00am

   ... to sunlight, but it was still safe to drink. Consumers feared it was polluted and have demanded an investigation. Five die in floods At least five people were killed and six others were injured when ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1227028/china-digest-may-1-2013
6. News - Asia - PAKISTAN

   Heavy rain kills 34 in Pakistan

   Posted Feb 06th 2013, 06:30pm by AFP

   ... in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, said state official Shahid Hasan Malik. Pakistan has suffered devastating monsoon floods for the last three years, including the worst in its history in 2010 when catastrophic ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1144649/heavy-rain-kills-34-pakistan
7. News - Asia - AUSTRALIA

   Twenty rescued as floods sweep northeast Australia

   Posted Jan 25th 2013, 11:03am by AFP

   ... News Asia Flooding Queensland Yeppoon Rockhampton Agence France-Presse in Sydney A teenage boy was dramatically rescued from surging floodwaters as he clung to a tree on Friday, while others were plucked from stranded cars and homes as floods swept northeastern Australia. Authorities said there were 20 water rescue cases across central Queensland overnight and early on Friday, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1135804/twenty-rescued-floods-sweep-northeast-australia
8. News - Asia - INDONESIA

   Jakarta floods claim 11 lives as waters recede

   Posted Jan 18th 2013, 02:28pm

   ... News Asia Indonesia Flooding Jakarta Agence France-Presse in Jakarta Floods in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta have left at least 11 people dead, authorities said on Friday as murky brown waters submerged parts of the city’s business district, causing chaos for a second day. The capital’s worst floods in five years have also forced 18,000 people from their homes, the nation’s ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1130931/jakarta-floods-claim-11-lives
9. News - Asia - INDONESIA

   Four dead as floods paralyse Jakarta

   Posted Jan 17th 2013, 01:02pm

   ... the rain could get worse over the next few days. “Rain will continue to fall in the greater Jakarta area ... the potential for flooding remains,” a spokesman for the Meteorology Climatology ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1130078/four-dead-floods-paralyse-jakarta
10. Comment - Insight & Opinion

    Monsoon's return raises political storm in Thailand

    Posted Sep 11th 2012, 12:00am by Pavin Chachavalpongpun

    ... Comment Insight & Opinion Yingluck administration Flood disaster Pavin Chachavalpongpun Pavin Chachavalpongpun says spectre of 2011 flood disaster hangs over ...

    http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1033567/monsoons-return-raises-political-storm-thailand

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