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Flight recorders from the passenger jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing more than 170 people, stopped working ...

THE Asia-Pacific and African region experienced total losses of US$91 billion from natural disasters in 2024, much higher than losses that amounted to US$66 billion the previous year. Insured losses ...

Catastrophic weather claimed the lives of hundreds of people in 2024 as increasingly severe natural disasters ripped across ...

India is expanding its Flash Flood Guidance System to cover several countries in South Asia. With weather patterns changing ...

The in-depth story of the Doña Paz Ferry Disaster. On December 20, 1987, the Doña Paz is on a routine trip carrying ...

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday ...

“It drew attention to how natural hazards can (become) disasters because of the number of people who are vulnerable, particularly in coastal settings throughout Southeast Asia,” said Professor ...

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Recognizing these unique challenges, ESCAP launched the 2024 Asia-Pacific Subregional Disaster Reports to customize the insights and recommendations from the flagship Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2023 ...