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DISASTER6d agoMalaysian airport staff find body in wheel well of plane from JapanThe body of an unidentified person was found inside the wheel well of an aircraft at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (KLIA2) on Thursday (Aug 27). The body, whose gender has yet to be determined, was discovered at about 6.55am in the wheel well of a flight from Tokyo, Japan, which landed at about 6.30am. It is learnt that the body, clad in jeans and a white shirt, was found by engineering personnel who were tasked with opening the aircraft’s wheel well. The personnel...South China Morning Post
DISASTER6d ago3 people injured, 4 cats dead after power bank catches fire in Hong Kong flatThree people have been injured and four cats have died after a power bank caught fire in a public housing flat in Hong Kong, forcing nearly 80 residents to evacuate. Police said they received a report at 2.51am on Thursday from a resident that the power bank inside her flat at So Uk Estate in Cheung Sha Wan had caught fire and that she managed to escape in time. Multiple other calls reported thick smoke coming from the location. The Fire Services Department said firefighters arrived shortly...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoWildfires on Indonesia’s Borneo island turn the air toxicAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTER6d agoPLA sends group to coordinate rescue efforts in mudslide - hit county in SW China Xizang - XinhuaThe PLA has dispatched a group to coordinate rescue efforts in a mudslide-affected county in Xizang, China. This indicates a military role in disaster response.english.news.cn
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoChina - Nepal border disaster : 1 , 000 - plus missing as Beijing sends rescue teamsscmp.com · China
DISASTER6d agoSouth Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crashSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoChina-Nepal border disaster: 1,000-plus missing as Beijing sends rescue teamsSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoHong Kong issues red rainstorm warning as morning and whole-day classes suspendedHong Kong’s weather forecaster has downgraded the red rainstorm warning to amber, while education authorities announced that afternoon classes would proceed even though morning and whole-day schools were suspended. The Observatory earlier issued the red signal – the middle level in a three-tier system – at 5.05am, and soon after also issued a Special Landslip Advisory warning of potential landslides in Po Toi Island due to heavy rain. The forecaster downgraded the warning to amber at 9.20am, as...South China Morning Post
DISASTER6d agoANA aircraft approached ground, descended without visual confirmation of runway; Japan Transport Safety Board issues reportThe Japan Transport Safety Board has issued a report concerning an ANA aircraft that approached the ground and descended without visual confirmation of the runway.Asahi Shimbun
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoOfficials say 24 Canadians missing after flash floods in Nepal and Chinawellandtribune.ca · Canada
DISASTER6d agoAs Hong Kong faces more heatwaves, what must be done to make the city more resilient?Yung, an elderly Hong Kong resident, has spent hours hanging out at a neighbourhood shopping centre in Kwai Chung all summer. But he has not been going there to shop, instead taking refuge from the sweltering heat in the mall’s soothing air-conditioned arcade. The retiree, who lives in a 100 sq ft subdivided flat with his wife, is reluctant to use the air conditioner for long periods to avoid a hefty electricity bill, despite the hot and stuffy weather in recent weeks. “There have been more...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoUpdate : Rescuers rush to mudslide - hit border port in SW China Xizangcambodiantimes.com · Cambodia
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoCCTV captures terrifying mudslide engulfing Nepal-China borderCCTV footage shows people fleeing seconds before a massive mudslide engulfs a crossing on the Nepal-China border.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoMassive landslide destroys China-Nepal border crossingSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoLandslide on China-Nepal border engulfs checkpoint, causing ‘major casualties’South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoNepal flash floods kill eight at China border and cause 'major casualties' in TibetEuroNews [en]
DISASTERAug 26Indonesia opens its skies to Malaysian rainmakers as haze crisis deepensIndonesia has allowed Malaysian "rainmakers" access to its airspace as a haze crisis intensifies. This represents international cooperation to mitigate a significant environmental disaster.scmp.com · China
DISASTERAug 26Haze from El Niño-fuelled wildfires threatens health of millions in Indonesia, ministry warnsFires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, an area three times the size of the capital Jakarta, the government said last week.EuroNews [en]
DISASTERAug 26Indonesia opens its skies to Malaysian rainmakers as haze crisis deepensIndonesia and Malaysia have agreed to share the skies amid a haze crisis that has closed nearly 600 Malaysian schools and erased much of the Kuala Lumpur skyline from view. The Petronas Twin Towers, usually visible for miles around, have been swallowed by a grey shroud as wildfires that continue to rage across Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Authorities from both countries are coordinating operations along their shared Bornean border, with Malaysia’s environment...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 26Dog injured, woman bitten in 2 new canine attack cases in Hong KongHong Kong authorities are investigating two new dog attack cases that have resulted in injuries to a canine and a woman, which come amid mounting safety concerns after two other similar but deadlier incidents last week. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said on Wednesday that it had been notified by police about the first incident involving the injured dog and had contacted its owner to gather more information. “If there is sufficient evidence that persons concerned...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 26China’s coastal regions on high alert as Typhoon Saudel cancels flights, ferriesSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 26Japan expands Fukushima soil recycling project to Sendai, SaitamaJapan’s Environment Ministry says it plans to reuse soil collected in decontamination work near the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex at national government branch offices in Miyagi and Saitama prefectures. The government has already reused the soil at 12 sites in Tokyo since July last year, including the prime minister’s office and other buildings in the Kasumigaseki district. Excluding demonstration projects in Fukushima prefecture, the expansion to the cities of Sendai and...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 25Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forestsAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERAug 25Indonesian Muslims brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfiresEuroNews [en]
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