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2025/03/28 Myanmar : Earthquake A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar on 28 March 2025, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says. The epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of Sagaing city and 19 km north-west of Mandalay city at a depth of 10km, according to USGS. The tremors were felt in China and Thailand. 2025/03/28 Thailand : Earthquake A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar on 28 March 2025, the United States Geological Survey says. Forty-three construction workers are missing after an unfinished high-rise building collapses hundreds of miles away in Bangkok, Thai authorities say. 2025/03/21 Korea (the Republic of) : Wild Fire At least 18 people have died as multiple wildfires rage across the southeastern region of South Korea since 21 March 2025, with thousands of firefighters aided by the military deployed in a bid to contain one of the country's worst forest fires in decades. 2025/02/26 Japan : Wild Fire Japan was battling its largest wildfire in more than three decades on 1 March 2025, one of several blazes that have killed one person and forced the evacuation of more than a thousand. Flames are estimated to have spread over about 1,200 hectares in the forest of Ofunato in the northern region of Iwate since fire broke out on 26 February, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. 2025/02/17 Peru : Flood, Landslide Heavy rainfall has been affecting Peru since January, causing landslides and flooding that have resulted in casualties, affected populations and damage. As of 26 February 2025, at least seven people died and 57,225 people have been affected

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ADRC Highlight vol.384 [English]
ADRC Highlight vol.383 [Russian]

Publications2024/10/31
NEW![Annual Report] ADRC Annual Report 2023

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Publications2024/10/31
NEW![Databook] Natural Disasters Data Book-2023 edition

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Events2024/11/07
NEW! In line with the 20th Commemoration of the Aceh Tsunami, ADRC collaborated with the Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK) in organizing the International Seminar on Tsunami Disaster Mitigation, 7 November 2024 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

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Events2024/11/12
NEW! Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2024 (ACDR2024) on 12-13 November 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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News2025/03/28
NEW! Summary Report of the 2025 Myanmar Earthquake is available (Continuously updated).

The Thoughts of ADRC

ADRC was founded in 1998 in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.
The mission is to enhance disaster resilience of its member countries, to create safe communities where people can live with peace of mind, and to create a society that enables sustainable development.
For the purpose, the ADRC is promoting the establishment of multilateral networks through personnel exchanges and a variety of other programs for disaster risk reduction in Asia.

ADRC activities

Information Sharing on DRR

Learning from Disasters and Benefiting from Information
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Development

Disaster Risk Reduction begins with Capacity Building
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Community Participation is a Key to Effective Disaster Reduction
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