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A passenger searches for his delayed baggage from Thai Airways flights at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
A woman with her dog rides a rubber raft through a flooded street in Bangkok on Monday. Photo: AP
An officer arranges baggage from Thai Airways flights at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
A woman wades through a flooded Bangkok street on Monday. Photo: SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
A woman wades through floodwaters after heavy rain in Bangkok on Sunday. Photo: AP
Thailand

One flood battle after another as Thai Airways races to clear baggage backlog

The carrier has deployed air force personnel to support ground operations at Suvarnabhumi Airport, where about 5,000 bags remain stranded.

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Nepal

Video | New flooding and avalanche kill dozens in Nepal

Mexico

Hurricane Polo may bring life-threatening floods to Mexico

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Thailand

‘Unequal floods, unequal power’: jet ski stunt fuels anger in Bangkok

The episode has been widely seen as an example of the insensitivity of some of the city’s wealthy to the suffering of its poor amid the floods.

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A Thai man zipping a jet ski across flooded Bangkok streets. Photo: Handout
Thai residents wait for a truck for transport during a downpour in the flooded Bang Kapi district of Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday. Photo: EPA
People wade through a flooded street after a heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday. Photo: AP
Thai residents travel on a truck on a flooded street in Bangkapi district, Bangkok, on Monday. Photo: EPA
A man looks at a partially submerged vehicle in a flooded area in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Video | Thailand flooding persists after government declares disaster zone

Around 52,000 households were affected as more than 330mm (13 inches) of rainfall was recorded in some areas of Bangkok since Thursday.

Nepal

Nepal rescuers search for 12 missing workers after Himlung avalanche kills 4

The victims were all at a base camp preparing for foreign climbers to arrive.

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Malaysia

Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs. Is haze a leading cause?

Small farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia who are also worried about rising heat are spending more to ventilate their sheds.

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Chicken and eggs at a poultry farm in Mentakab, Malaysia’s Pahang state. Photo: AFP
A seller prepares freshly butchered chickens at a wet market in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: AP
A firefighting helicopter sits on the tarmac enveloped in haze at an airport in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A customer buys a chicken from a vendor at a wet market in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: EPA-EFE
Japan

Japanese fish farm loses 100,000 koi carp in Typhoon Dujuan flood

Typhoon damage to Chiba prefecture’s farming, forestry and fisheries sectors is expected to exceed US$550,000.

Thailand

Bangkok flood warnings ‘came too late’ Thais say, worst flood in 15 years

Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters, with around 52,000 households affected by more than 13 inches of rain in some areas of the city.

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Thailand

‘Water is chest high’: Bangkok residents trapped by floods plead for aid

‘We’re all just left to fend for ourselves and take care of each other right now,’ a resident in the hard-hit eastern Bangkok says.

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People wade through a flooded street next to a submerged abandoned taxi in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
United States

Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain and high winds

An unusually strong nor’easter is threatening to bring flooding and road closures to New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

A person takes pictures as waves crash into a seawall on Long Island Sound in Rye, New York, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Bangkok declares flood disaster across city as thousands flee from homes

Rains have pounded the city since Wednesday, with no respite forecast until late Sunday as waters rise to at least two feet.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hong Kong lacks a climate narrative to unify its efforts

Hong Kong does not mention ‘climate change’ in its five-year plan, yet it already has many ingredients of climate leadership.

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Japan

Japan begins clean-up after Typhoon Dujuan kills 4, batters east

Landslide warnings remained in force on Tuesday after the 25th typhoon of the season left thousands without power and ruined holiday plans.

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Rescuers search for a missing person on Tuesday at a house in Miura, Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture, hit by a landslide triggered by Typhoon Dujuan. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters
Japan

Flights axed, over 1 million urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan

Four people died in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, while over 46,000 households near Tokyo were without power.

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A woman struggles to handle her umbrella under heavy rain and wind triggered by Typhoon Dujuan near Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday. Photo: EPA
Japan

The cooling trap: how Asia’s air conditioners are making heatwaves worse

As heatwaves intensify across Asia, soaring air-conditioner use is threatening power grids and warming urban nights.

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Vietnam

Torrential rain in Vietnam leaves 3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded

More heavy rain is expected through the weekend, with some areas forecast to receive a deluge of over 100mm.

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Indonesia

Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’

Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia.

The Singapore Flyer and commercial buildings are shrouded in haze at the Marina Bay area in Singapore on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Food and agriculture

Risk of unrest in Asia as Iran war, El Nino threaten food supplies

Over half of countries at high risk on Verisk Maplecroft’s Food Security Index also sit at the top of its predictive Civil Unrest Index.

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Indonesia

How wildfires are threatening Indonesia’s economy and carbon market

Total economic and health costs from January to August as a result of the haze could reach US$6.9 billion, analysts warn.

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Hong Kong weather

Opinion | A better heat stress warning system is still no substitute for policy

We need to start discussing when work may need to stop, who should be compensated when it does and how the cost of adaptation can be shared.

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Construction workers feel the heat in To Kwa Wan on August 10. Photo: Sam Tsang
India

Himalayan ‘glacier bankruptcy’ threatens water security for 2 billion in Asia

Glacier mass loss is causing the region to approach ‘peak water’, the point when river flows stop rising and start declining.

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A hydropower project in northern India is damaged after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier breaks off on February 7, 2021. Photo: AP
Asean

Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze

Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?

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Climate change

August was hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say

UN warns of ‘spiralling price’ of fossil fuels after Earth’s record-shattering summer temperatures.

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Indonesia

Indonesia’s wildfire emissions surge to world’s highest, data shows

The country is battling what authorities say is its most intense wildfire season in 11 years.

A firefighter uses a tree branch to try and douse the flames amid a wildfire in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Indonesia

More schools close in Indonesia as haze worsens

Schools in Palembang switch to remote learning as haze from forest and peatland fires pushes air pollution to unhealthy levels.

A teacher teaches an online class as schools are closed due to the haze from wildfires in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

New Panama Canal chief says El Nino could force further transit cuts

Daily vessel limit may be lowered to 29 as falling reservoir levels strain key shipping route.

China food security

A potential food crisis threatens the world, but impact on China may be limited

El Nino fears and disruptions to Ukraine’s grain exports are driving up global crop prices, but China’s robust supplies temper the impact.

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