Philippines – The loss of life from avalanches and flooding in the Philippines set off by typhoon Agaton (worldwide name Megi) rose to 148 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-built up towns. The number of individuals are as yet absent and dreaded dead after the most grounded tempest to strike the archipelago country this …

Malaysia – Rescuers in northern Myanmar claimed that the verified death toll from a landslide at an illegal jade mine had grown to six, but that the search effort had been called off since dozens of others were still missing and assumed dead. Thousands of people die each year while working in the lucrative but poorly controlled jade trade, in …

Malaysia – It has been reported that the deaths of two individuals who were trapped by a landslide at Kilometre 35 along the Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands have been confirmed by the police. They were identified as Muhammad Hafiz Hamdi, 31, from Tanjung Piandang in Kerian, who was driving a truck carrying vegetables, and Tan Chee Heng, 36, who was …

Malaysia – Residents living near the landslide on Lingkungan Negeri Sembilan in Federal Hills here have been forced to vacate since the location is considered dangerous, as described by one of them. According to Thomas Yap, Fire Department authorities advised him that he should evacuate for the time being since the area was unsafe to live in. He said that …