Weather tracker: Flooding and landslides hit large parts of Asia

Torrential rain has battered Vietnam, southern China and South Korea, leading to multiple deaths Large parts of Asia were hit by devastating flooding and landslides last week, leading to multiple deaths, as torrential rain battered Vietnam, southern China and South Korea. According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological forecasting in Vietnam, the Phuc Than weather station recorded 206mm of rain in 24 hours, from last Thursday into Friday, which caused homes to be swept away, power c...

By Morgan Thomas

Nine feared dead as torrential rains trigger landslides in Nagaland town

At least 45 houses were destroyed by landslides that occurred in multiple locations across the town between 6 am and 2 pm, deputy commissioner of Mon said.