6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (105+ words) The death toll from the devastating mudslide in Tibet, near the China-Nepal border, has risen to 43. Chinese officials say 519 people remain missing, while two people have been rescued. CNA has reached the main disaster site at Gyirong Port, where rescue…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1490+ words) September will be a crucial month, Indonesia’s forestry minister has cautioned, with experts saying the country may not have reached the peak of this year’s fire season yet. JAKARTA: Haze caused by fires that have raged for weeks in Indonesia’s…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (317+ words) Schools in the cities of Fuzhou and Quanzhou halted in-person activities as Typhoon Saudel made its third landfall in China on Fujian's coast on Thursday (Sep 3) morning. BEIJING: Authorities closed schools and suspended ferry routes in eastern China's Fujian province…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (54+ words) CNA A week after the deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet, aid officials are worried about a growing public health and sanitation crisis. CNA spoke with Dr Allison E Gocotano, Acting WHO Representative to Nepal, who joined us from Kathmandu....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (581+ words) After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites without the bodies. NUWAKOT, Nepal: Nepali families were holding symbolic funeral ceremonies to "liberate the souls" of loved ones missing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (536+ words) As nearly 4,000 people remain missing after Nepal’s deadly flash floods, families hold symbolic funerals to free the souls of loved ones they cannot find. KATHMANDU: After days of searching shelters and morgues, many Nepali families held symbolic funeral ceremonies on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (107+ words) More than 30 people have died this month in the Philippines from severe flooding caused by multiple weather systems. The country is dealing with the southwest monsoon, three cyclones and a low pressure area that could develop into a fourth cyclone…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (933+ words) In the first of a two-part series on climate resilience, CNA looks at how farmers in the southern Chinese province are coping with storms that can wipe out a year’s harvest, drive down prices and cause lasting damage. A longan…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1019+ words) More frequent and extreme El Nino events could push Singapore’s wildlife to the limit, while sparing human-adapted animals like mosquitoes, crows and pigeons. Prolonged heat can affect the reproductive success of birds, and also disrupt insect life cycles and make…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (90+ words) Nepal says it could cost up to US$5 billion to rebuild, after devastating floods along its border with Tibet. More than 600 people have died, while nearly 3,000 are missing. A torrent of rock, ice and mud tore through mountain river systems…...