Situation
• Severe weather has caused extensive damage in southern Asian countries over the past couple of weeks.
• In Vietnam, the worst floods of the last 40 years in the province of Quang Ninh caused damage to nearly 3,000 houses. In Lao PDR, river overflow affected over 400 families in 14 villages in the district of Mahaxay. Thailand’s north-west region has experienced flash floods and landslides. Myanmar/Burma has been extensively affected by floods, just like its neighbouring country, Bangladesh.
• India’s north-western states have had heavy rainfall over the past few days, resulting in floods and casualties in many districts. The east of the country is also affected by heavy rainfall, also due to the Tropical Cyclone TWO that developed on 28 July.
• Pakistan has been reporting floods throughout the country since 20 July, with the death toll increasing every day. Heavy rainfall in northern Afghanistan over the past couple of days has caused serious damage to 700 houses in the province of Jawzjan and caused the death of six people in Badakhshan.
Forecast:
• Northern Vietnam will continue experiencing heavy rainfall and so will parts of eastern and southern Pakistan and south-eastern Afghanistan, as well as western India, over the next 24h.
• Tropical Cyclone TWO is forecast to approach the coast of Chittagong division later on 29 July, roughly maintaining its intensity. Heavy rainfall will affect southern Bangladesh, western Myanmar/ Burma and eastern India (West Bengal and Odisha) on 29-31 July.