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2024/09/27 Nepal : Flood At least 100 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday, 27 September 2024 as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said on 28 September 2024. Most of the deaths took place in the Kathmandu valley, which is home to 4 million people and the capital of the country, where the flooding brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill. 2024/09/26 United States of America (the) : Hurricane Hurricane Helene crashed ashore in the Big Bend area of Florida, USA on Thursday night of 26 September 2024 as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane. From there, it quickly moved through Georgia, then it soaked the Carolinas and Tennessee with torrential rains, sending creeks and rivers over their banks and straining dams. At least 116 people across multiple states were killed by Helene, a monster storm that caused a path of devastation that stretched over 600 miles. 2024/09/20 Japan : Flood Seven people are dead in the wake of torrential downpours in the central Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan since 20 September 2024 that have caused rivers to flood and mudslides across the Noto region. Some people living in temporary shelters following the New Years Day earthquake are once again facing recovery efforts, this time from flooding. 2024/09/11 Myanmar : Flood Flooding and landslides caused by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi have killed at least 19 people in Myanmar on 11 September 2024. Local media say over 50,000 people including in the capital Naypyitaw are taking shelter as homes are inundated. 2024/09/10 Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) : Flood On 7 September 2024, Super Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm in the region in decades, made landfall in Northern Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR). The strength and intensity of the typhoon has left widespread flooding and continued rains are expected to worsen the situation until 17 September, impacting an estimated 140,000 people, and 28,000 families, in Northern and Central Lao PDR.

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ADRC Highlight vol.378 [English]
ADRC Highlight vol.377 [Russian]

Publications2024/01/04
NEW![ADRC Report] Summary information on the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (Japan) is now available.

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Publications2023/10/12
[Databook] Natural Disasters Data Book-2022 edition

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Events2023/11/20
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) successfully organized the Online Tsunami Seminar FY2023 on 15 November 2023.

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Events2023/09/25
ADRC conducted a survey on the status of schools in the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Affected Areas in Türkiye with the support of the Hyogo Prefecture.

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News2023/06/29
Aiming to acquire "Eruboshi" certification, we formulated the "General Incorporated Foundation Asian Disaster Reduction Center Action Plan".

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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.

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Learning from Disasters and Benefiting from Information
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