Download PDF FLASH UPDATE #1 – Floods and Landslides in Mindanao (Effects of Southwest Monsoon, ITCZ, & INVEST 98W) Country under monitoring: Philippines OVERVIEW: From 18 June to 2 July 2024, the Southwest Monsoon, Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), and Low-Pressure Area (INVEST 98W) brought continuous heavy rains that caused flooding in the Bangsamoro…
Download PDF FLASH UPDATE #1 – Flooding in Kachin and Sagaing Country under monitoring: Myanmar OVERVIEW: As the effects of monsoon season in Northern Myanmar, prolonged heavy rainfall since the last week of June in the upstream region of the Ayeyarwaddy River, the water level in Myitkyina has rapidly increased and reached above…
JAKARTA, 1 JULY 2024. The Online Sessions of the AHA Centre Executive Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management Programme (ACE-LEDMP), Executive Level – Second Batch 2024 kicked off on 1 July 2024. During the opening and introduction, AHA Centre Director of Operations Dr. Sithu Pe Thein encouraged all participants to engage actively throughout the programme.…
Download PDF REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the twenty-sixth week of 2024, the ASEAN region experienced 28 disasters, including floods, landslides, storms, wind-related disasters, drought, and volcanic activity. Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam were reportedly affected by these disasters. According to the Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) of Indonesia, flooding, landslides, and wind-related disasters…
VIENTIANE, 12 JUNE 2024. On 11-12 June 2024, the AHA Centre organised the Finalisation Workshop of the New Disaster Scenario through the ASEAN-PRIME project in Vientiane, Lao PDR. 27 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam, the ASEAN Secretariat, and Mekong River Commission engaged in important discussions to conclude the development of a…