The United States is dispatching a disaster response team to Nepal along with an initial 1 million U.S. dollars in aid after a massive earthquake struck the Asian country and parts of its neighboring states, said the White House in a statement Saturday.
Disaster management officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered here Tuesday to discuss ways to promote regional cooperation in response to disasters, a senior Cambodian official said.
The Chinese government and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth 50 million yuan (about 8.1 million U.S. dollars) on disaster management, an initial step to improve partnership between ASEAN and China in the sector.
A ceremony to launch the official logo of the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercises - 2015 took place in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw Sunday on the occasion of the holding of the 21st ARF.
Trucks loaded with tents, generators, water and food are pouring into quake-hit areas of southwest China's Yunnan Province as traffic conditions have improved.
The death toll from super typhoon Rammasun has increased to 33, latest statistics showed on Monday.
Moldy bread that was sent to typhoon-hit villagers in Hainan has been sealed and sent away for analysis, authorities told a press conference on Monday.
The Japanese government on Tuesday agreed on quantifiable means of heightening the nation's disaster preparedness, spanning increasing the number of earthquake- resistant homes and buildings, to boosting the number of emergency services deployable in disaster situations.
The Philippines will host the Asia- Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on disaster risk reduction and management from June 4 to 6, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said Wednesday.
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won offers resignation on Sunday over criticism of the government's response to the April 16 Sewol ferry disaster that has left nearly 300 people dead or missing.
The first batch of emergency medical and rescue teams from China arrived in Manila on Wednesday night for a relief mission in central Philippines.
On Friday a devastating landslide engulfed a small county in the mountains of southwest China's Yunnan Province, claiming more than 40 lives...Now, families who lost their beloved ones are questioning whether the disaster was natural - or man-triggered.
A landslide engulfed a village in southwest China's Yunnan Province last Friday, killing 46 people. By Sunday, government authorities had cremated all the bodies, triggering anger from victims' families.
The U.S. Department of Agricultural (USDA) Wednesday designated 597 counties in 14 states as primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by drought and heat.
The Chinese government sent humanitarian relief materials to hurricane-hit Cuba on Tuesday.The relief materials weigh a total of 90 tonnes and include 900 tents, 10,000 blankets, 30 sets of water purification equipment, 100 electricity generators and medicines.
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