Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

Latest Disaster Information

2026/01/24 Indonesia : Landslide The death toll from a landslide that hit Indonesia's West Java province at the weekend rose to 17 on Monday, 26 January 2026, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, with dozens still missing. The landslide that hit a residential area in the Bandung Barat region early on Saturday, 24 January 2026 was triggered by heavy rains starting the day before. 2026/01/21 Japan : Heavy Snowfall From 21 to 25 January 2026, a persistent strong winter-type pressure pattern persisted over the vicinity of Japan, bringing heavy snowfall to the Sea of Japan side from northern to western Japan, and to inland areas from eastern to western Japan. Subsequently, snowfall continued mainly on the Sea of Japan side, and as of 2 February, Fire and Disaster Management Agency says harsh winter conditions and snow-related accidents over the last 14 days have left 27 people dead. 2026/01/19 Mozambique : Flood Since December 2025, heavy rainfall has been affecting Mozambique, leading to severe flooding, casualties, and extensive damage. As of 29 January 2026, the National Disasters Management Institute (INGD) reports, 85 fatalities, nearly 112,000 evacuated people, and 800,000 affected people. 2025/12/31 Syrian Arab Republic : Cold Wave Two infants died due to extreme cold in two IDP camps in Harim, northern Idleb countryside, following a snowstorm that hit northern Syria on 31 December 2025, affecting 90 IDP sites across Aleppo, Idleb and Al-Hasakeh governorates, impacting around 158,000 displaced people. 2025/12/15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) : Flash Flood Since 15 December 2025, heavy rains, flash floods, and river overflow killed eight people in southern provinces of Fars, Hormozgan and Khuzestan Provinces of Iran.

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Newsletter
ADRC Highlight vol.394 [English]
ADRC Highlight vol.393 [Russian]

Publications2025/11/07
[Databook] Natural Disasters Databook 2024 Edition (English only)

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Publications2025/11/05
[Annual Report]Asian Disaster Reduction Center Annual Report 2024

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Events2025/12/17
NEW! Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2025 (ACDR2025) was successfully held on 17-18 December 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please visit here.

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Events2025/09/30
NEW! The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) successfully held the Online Tsunami Seminar FY2025 on 30 September 2025. For access to the seminar materials and video, please click here.

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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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Human Resource
Development

Disaster Risk Reduction begins with Capacity Building
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Community DRR Activities

Community Participation is a Key to Effective Disaster Reduction
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