JAKARTA, Aug 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four people were confirmed dead and one still missing, following a passenger boat accident in the eastern Indonesian province of Central Papua, a local authority said, today. Papua Police spokesman, Ignatius Benny Prabowo, told local media that, the boat was carrying a total of 13…

VIENTIANE, Aug 1 (NNN-KPL) – Many parts of Laos have been affected by flooding and landslides, with farmland, residences and other property damaged, following several days of rainfall. Several villages of Yommalath district in Khammuan province, some 250 km south-east of the Lao capital, Vientiane, have been affected by flooding…

NEW DELHI, Aug 1 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll from Tuesday’s multiple landslides in India’s southern state of Kerala, further mounted to 166 yesterday, and 107 others were still missing, confirmed a local administration official, over the phone. Nearly 50 bodies were recovered from under the rubble, after the landslides…

NEW DELHI, Aug 1 (NNN-PTI) – Water-logging and long traffic snarls were witnessed in many areas in India’s capital, Delhi, and nearby places, following heavy rains last night. The meteorological department said that, widespread light to moderate rains would continue for the next couple of hours, in and around the…

TOKYO, Jul 31 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, early today, rocked the Tokyo metropolitan area, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 01:47 a.m. local time, measuring 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, in areas in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Chiba…

HANOI, Jul 30 (NNN-VNA) – Five miners were buried alive, in a coal mine landslide last night, in Ha Long city, Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh. The miners were working for Hon Gai coal company, under the Vietnam Coal-Mineral Group. Identities of all five workers have been identified, as…

VIENTIANE, Jul 30 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines, has instructed hydro-power operators nationwide, to ensure dam safety during the rainy monsoon season in the country. This year, the ministry has worked out a preparedness and emergency response plan, based on lessons learned from last year. According…

YANGON, Jul 30 (NNN-MNA) – Widespread flooding hit southern regions and states in Myanmar, displacing tens of thousands of people and submerging infrastructure facilities. The water levels of rivers in 13 towns across the four regions and states of Ayeyarwady, Bago, Mon, and Kayin in southern Myanmar, have already surpassed…