ASEAN Helps ASEAN for Communities Affected by Typhoon Mangkhut Manila, 24 September 2018 – The Government of the Philippines has welcomed ASEAN’s assistance for the typhoon-affected communities. Typhoon-Mangkhut (Ompong) made landfall in Cagayan Province on 15 September 2018. To date, over 2.1 million individuals have been affected by the strongest typhoon of the year which affected the…
ASEAN Demonstrates Solidarity for the Earthquake Survivors In Lombok, Indonesia As the ASEAN Community commemorates the 51st anniversary of ASEAN last week on 8 August 2018, the region has experienced simultaneous multiple disasters in the past few weeks, including extensive flooding in the northern ASEAN region and powerful earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia. Earthquakes and aftershocks had…
ASEAN Delivers Solar Lanterns for Flood-affected Communities in Myanmar Yangon, 3 August 2018 – Following Tropical Storm 11 (Son-Tinh), combined with the monsoon season in ASEAN region, several ASEAN Member States have been severely affected by floods. Since early July 2018, the Jakarta-based ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) has…
The Preparation of ASEAN’s Disaster Simulation Exercise is Being Held in Cilegon, Indonesia CILEGON, 11 July 2018 – The Government of Indonesia alongside the AHA Centre and other related stakeholders hold a preparation meeting to finalise the concept and scenario of the 7th ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX) 2018. The actual event…
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