• Floods kill at least 16 in Thailand and Myanmar, nearly 2.5 million affected

    Flooding in Thailand has killed eight people since September 16, 2026 and left 1.7 million people affected across 27 provinces outside Bangkok as of September 28. Bangkok remained flooded for a fourth consecutive day. Meanwhile a local volunteer rescue group in southern Myanmar reported recovering eight bodies and searching for 20–30 missing people in Launglon Township.

  • Tropical Cyclone “Mocha” makes landfall in Myanmar, locals report up to 90% of Sittwe destroyed

    Extremely dangerous Tropical Cyclone “Mocha” made landfall near Sittwe, the capital city of Myanmar’s Rakhine State, south of the Bangladesh border, at about 07:00 UTC (13:30 LT) on Sunday, May 14, 2023, with maximum sustained winds of 250 km/h (155 mph), and wind gusts up to 305 km/h (190 mph). Mocha damaged and destroyed homes, uprooted trees, downed pylons and cables, and created a 3.5 m (11.5 feet) tidal surge that inundated streets in the low-lying region.