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Collapsed bookshelves at a high school library in Hachinohe City in Aomori prefecture on Tuesday following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off northern Japan. Photo: JIJI Press/AFP

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.

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‘Could go extinct here’: orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat

9 Dec 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

Japan issues megaquake advisory after magnitude 7.5 tremor

9 Dec 2025 - 8:02PMvideocam

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 - 6:31PMvideocam

People carry their belongings as they walk on logs swept away by a flash flood in Aceh Tamiang on Monday. Photo: EPA

Video | 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

Video | 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

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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 - 3:58PMvideocam

A vehicle sits on a damaged road in Tohoku town, Japan’s Aomori prefecture, on Tuesday. Photo: Kyodo News via AP

Video | Force of Kilauea eruption knocks out remote camera

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting intermittently since December 2024.

9 Dec 2025 - 6:27PM

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

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

An aerial view of flooded Niyamgamdora, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

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

A Thai woman received online praise for staying on a rooftop with her dog and cat for three days during floods, refusing rescue unless her pets could join her. Photo: AP/FB@NewJazz Looknew

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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 - 8:17AMvideocam

Video | ‘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

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

A Malaysian man lied to his wife that he was travelling with his colleagues was caught in Thailand, holidaying with his mistress after being trapped by floods. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Facebook

Video | 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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Editorial | 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

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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 - 5:45PMvideocam

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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 - 3:26PMvideocam

Men stand on logs swept away by flash floods in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Tuesday. The flooding has affected about 1.5 million people and displaced 570,000. Photo: AP

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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Video | 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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Video | Nearly 1,000 killed in flooding across Asia

Torrential storms have unleashed devastating floods across Asia.

1 Dec 2025 - 4:44PM

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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 - 4:21PMvideocam

Army personnel ride a truck carrying boats to rescue stranded people in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sunday. Photo: AFP

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 - 4:40PMvideocam

‘We’ve lost everything’: deaths in Indonesia’s flood-hit Sumatra rise to 174

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in North Sumatra and Aceh, while hundreds are missing.

28 Nov 2025 - 9:15PM

Thailand flood death toll doubles as government faces mounting criticism

Floods in Thailand have killed 145 people and displaced millions, with relief efforts accelerating as the waters recede, revealing the damage.

28 Nov 2025 - 5:59PMvideocam

Heavy rainfall caused deadly flooding in Thailand’s Songkhla province on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Thai flood victim bitten by deadly snake waits 32 hours for rescue

Trapped in her submerged Hat Yai home, she hid her agony from her young child until a viral online plea brought help.

28 Nov 2025 - 7:42PM

Homes submerged by floodwaters are seen in Hat Yai, Thailand’s southern Songkhla province, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Floodwaters recede in Thailand but Malaysia braces for new deluge

Thai rescuers struggle to reach communities outside urban areas as swathes of Thailand’s south and Malaysia’s north remain under water.

28 Nov 2025 - 5:08PMvideocam

17 dead as flash floods wreak havoc across Indonesia’s Sumatra

Thousands displaced as rains continue to wreak havoc, hampering rescue efforts.

26 Nov 2025 - 6:36PM

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