Rescuers combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan on Monday, searching for drowning victims after homes ...

The research group analyzed health insurance claims data from three prefectures―Hiroshima, Okayama and Ehime―over a one-year period following the western Japan floods. The study examined the ...

Floods and landslides killed one person and left at least 11 missing in central Japan, with recovery teams at work on Sunday in a remote peninsula already devastated by a major earthquake this year.

About 20 percent of Japan’s population resides in areas that are at risk of flooding when heavy rain causes rivers to overflow, according to a recent Asahi Shimbun analysis. The number has ...

TOKYO, July 6, 2020 (AFP): Tens of thousands of rescue workers in Japan on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for ...

As survivors and bereaved families remember the victims of last year’s floods, residents prepare for another potentially deadly rainy season. Recent disasters in Japan and its responses present ...

TOKYO — Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds.

Bangladesh continues to enjoy economic growth, but is at high risk of earthquakes, cyclones, and floods. People there are ...