Fast, factual wire coverage from across Malaysia and the region.
Thailand has upgraded its disaster management system with four regional committees to address simultaneous threats of flooding and prolonged drought, monitoring over 1,700 at-risk areas ahead of predicted weather disruptions.
India's Assam state faces a humanitarian crisis as monsoon floods have claimed 62 lives, left eight missing, and displaced over 1.1 million people across 25 districts. Authorities have established 170 relief camps.
Intense overnight rainfall across South Korea's Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon Province has inflicted widespread damage to homes and infrastructure, prompting the closure of major recreational facilities and triggering precautionary evacuations.