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thestar.com.my > aseanplus > aseanplus-news > 12/27/2025 > building-back-better-sri-lankans-face-challenges-in-recovery-from-floods-landslides

Building back better? Sri Lankans face challenges in recovery from floods, landslides

Building back better? Sri Lankans face challenges in recovery from floods, landslides14+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1651+ words) Car repairman R.A.R Premadasa, 78, lost his three-storey house to the landslide at Pelgahatenna village in Badulla district in Sri Lanka. - ST: AZIM AZMAN BADULLA, Sri Lanka: Lush green terraces still line the hillsides of picturesque Badulla, a highland region in…...

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thestar.com.my > aseanplus > aseanplus-news > 10/19/2025 > roxas-city-philippines-under-state-of-calamity-due-to-massive-flooding

Roxas City, Philippines under state of calamity due to massive flooding

Roxas City, Philippines under state of calamity due to massive flooding2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (209+ words) Sunday, 19 Oct 2025 ILOILO CITY, (Philippines): (Bernama-PNA) The local government of Roxas City in Capiz, Philippines declared a state of calamity on Sunday (Oct 19) due to incessant rains and heavy flooding brought by Tropical Storm Ramil, The Philippine News Agency (PNA)…...

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thestar.com.my > aseanplus > aseanplus-news > 10/18/2025 > thousands-flee-philippine-coast-as-storm-makes-landfall

Thousands flee Philippine coast as storm makes landfall

Thousands flee Philippine coast as storm makes landfall2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (257+ words) MANILA:Thousands of residents fled their homes along the Pacific seaboard of the Philippines on Saturday as Tropical Storm Fengshen made landfall, triggering warnings of coastal flooding. The storm barrelled into the municipality of Gubat at the southeastern tip of…...

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thestar.com.my > news > nation > 10/14/2025 > dengkil-landslide-foreign-worker-killed-another-injured

Dengkil landslide: Foreign worker killed, another injured

Dengkil landslide: Foreign worker killed, another injured2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (166+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi contract worker was killed while another was injured after being buried in a landslide at a project site near Cybersouth, Dengkil, on Tuesday (Oct 14). Read full story Dengkil landslide: Foreign worker killed, another injured Tuesday, 14 Oct…...

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thestar.com.my > aseanplus > aseanplus-news > 09/21/2025 > evacuations-in-philippines-taiwan-as-super-typhoon-nears

Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears

Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (358+ words) MANILA: The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday (Sept 21) ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China. The storm was undergoing "rapid intensification" and expected…...

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thestar.com.my > aseanplus > aseanplus-news > 07/26/2025 > philippine-cyclones-death-toll-rises-to-30-seven-missing

Philippine cyclones death toll rises to 30, seven missing

Philippine cyclones death toll rises to 30, seven missing5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (189+ words) MANILA: (Bernama-Xinhua) At least 30 Filipinos are now known to have died in the southwest monsoon enhanced by three tropical cyclones that triggered flash floods and landslides in the Philippines since last week, Xinhua reported, quoting a Philippine government agency on…...

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thestar.com.my > news > world > 05/30/2025 > rock-collapse-at-indonesia-quarry-kills-at-least-5-people-with-dozens-trapped-kompas-tv-reports

Rock collapse at Indonesia quarry kills at least 5 people with dozens trapped, Kompas TV reports

Rock collapse at Indonesia quarry kills at least 5 people with dozens trapped, Kompas TV reports6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (128+ words) JAKARTA (Reuters) -At least five people in West Java in Indonesia were killed and dozens of others were trapped or buried by rubble following a rock collapse at a quarry, Kompas TV reported on Friday." Read full story Rock collapse…...

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thestar.com.my > aseanplus > aseanplus-news > 05/19/2025 > 19-people-missing-and-one-killed-after-after-flash-flood-in-indonesia039s-west-papua

19 people missing and one killed after after flash flood in Indonesia's West Papua

19 people missing and one killed after after flash flood in Indonesia's West Papua7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (213+ words) One person was killed while 19 others were reported missing after severe flooding swept through a remote gold mining area in Indonesia's West Papua province, officials said on Monday. Read full story Monday, 19 May 2025 JAKARTA (Bernama): One person was killed while…...

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thestar.com.my > news > nation > 04/27/2025 > training-programme-boosts-flood-crisis-management-skills

Training programme boosts flood crisis management skills

Training programme boosts flood crisis management skills8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (414+ words) Read full story Sunday, 27 Apr 2025 Participants learning the right way of rescue knots during the programme. Training took place at Avocado Village, a camping and recreational site by the scenic Chin Chin Lake. Melaka APM's Corporate Associate Officers, led by…...

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thestar.com.my > aseanplus > aseanplus-news > 03/27/2025 > solitary-monk-at-small-remote-south-korean-temple-dies-in-wildfire

Solitary monk at small, remote South Korean temple dies in wildfire

Solitary monk at small, remote South Korean temple dies in wildfire9+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (263+ words) SEOUL: A Buddhist monk was found dead inside a temple that had been gutted by fast-moving wildfires in Yeongyang, North Gyeongsang Province, local reports said Thursday (March 27). The deceased, Ven. Thursday, 27 Mar 2025 SEOUL: A Buddhist monk was found dead inside…...