Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra urged citizens to follow government announcements closely to ensure timely responses to any emergency situations, noting that early warnings are crucial for protecting lives and property.
Under the project, flood protection infrastructure has been improved, including embankments, tidal sluice gates, and pumping stations. Additionally, urban transport infrastructure has been developed under the project.
Severe flooding hit most areas in Jakarta and its satellite cities on March 4 after heavy rain poured into the regions since March 3 evening, leaving thousands of houses submerged and hundreds of residents affected.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s eastern province of Aceh on the evening of January 31, according to the country’s Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics (BMKG), but no tsunami warning was issued.
The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Jakarta has asked residents in coastal areas to remain alert for coastal flooding until January 3, 2025.
The Jakarta authorities have allocated approximately 4.1 billion IDR (260,000 USD) for a weather modification programme aimed at mitigating flooding in the city.
The massive floods that hit five southern provinces in Thailand last week may cause damage worth 20 billion THB (580 million USD), according to the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAT).
Localities in the central region have been taking actions in response to impacts of Storm Trami which made landfall in the early afternoon of October 27.
Typhoon Trami, the sixth to hit the East Sea this year, made landfall in the central localities of Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam at about 1 pm on October 27, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
Many localities in Thailand are experiencing unpredictable weather, with thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rains in some areas, including the northern and central regions, as well as Bangkok capital and its vicinity.
Thailand has been struggling with the onslaught of excessively heavy rains and floods in several northern provinces, which has caused huge economic losses.
Over two-thirds of Laos has been severely impacted by flooding since July, as 15 out of 18 provinces grapple with the aftermath of four powerful storms, it was reported at a recent conference on disaster recovery.
Vietnam's top leaders sent messages of sympathy to their Lao counterparts on September 19, following reports of severe flooding and landslides ravaging Lao localities.
At least 20 people have died, and 14 others are missing due to the combined effects of the southwest monsoon, and two tropical cyclones of Ferdie and Gener, the Philippine authorities said on September 18.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held an event in Hanoi on September 18 to receive emergency aid from other countries for victims of super Typhoon Yagi.
The Government has issued Resolution No. 143/NQ-CP on the key tasks and solutions for promptly settling the aftermaths of Typhoon Yagi, stabilising people’s life, boosting production and business recovery, actively promoting economic growth, and controlling inflation.
Thailand plans to hold discussions between its water resources management agencies and relevant agencies of Myanmar to tackle the common problem of flooding, as part of efforts to prevent a repeat of the devastating flooding that struck the two countries last week, an official has said.
