Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch calling for urgent action to address the growing threats of heavy rains, landslides, and flash floods, while urging proactive measures to prevent and mitigate the impacts of natural disasters in the coming period.

Indonesian authorities reported on December 9 that search and rescue teams have found 10 bodies swept away or buried under tonnes of mud and debris after flash floods devastated several villages on the island of Java. Two individuals remain missing.

The Philippines raised a fresh weather alert on October 28 relating to a new storm named Kong-rey, just few days after more than 100 people were killed by Trami - the worst storm of this year so far.

Many localities in Thailand are experiencing unpredictable weather, with thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rains in some areas, including the northern and central regions, as well as Bangkok capital and its vicinity.

Thailand has been struggling with the onslaught of excessively heavy rains and floods in several northern provinces, which has caused huge economic losses.

Heavy rains, triggered by Typhoon Yagi which wreaked havoc on the Philippines, China, and Vietnam last week, have caused flooding and landslides in many areas of northern Laos, leading to considerable property damage and leaving many residents stranded, especially in Luang Namtha province.

A tropical depression and Prapiroon storm brought heavy rainfall to many parts of Laos from July 18 to August 21, affecting more than 36,200 people across the country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued an official dispatch on August 4, demanding proactive moves to prevent, control, and address natural disaster consequences in the coming time.

Heavy rains on July 29 and 30 have resulted in five casualties and heavy property losses in the northern region, reported the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting has forecast that due to La Nina, there will be an even greater risk of heavy rainfall, storms and floods in the last months of this year, particularly in the central region.

Downpours, gales, whirlwinds, and lightning have wreaked havoc on many localities from May 19 - 21, including four deaths.

Indonesian authorities said that heavy rains caused floods and landslides in West Sumatra, Indonesia, leaving 19 people dead, 7 missing, and forcing the evacuation of more than 70,000.

Floods in Malaysia have displaced nearly 10,000 people as of January 10, with Johor state being the worst hit.

Myanmar’s Ministry of Education on October 13 announced that a total of 268 schools in Bago region in the south of the country were closed due to serious flooding.

Four people have died and gone missing due to prolonged heavy rains and floods that hit northern mountainous provinces over the weekend.

Heavy rains and high water levels on the Mekong River for over the past month has affected more than 20,000 households, causing four deaths and damage to tens of thousands of hectares of agricultural production and numerous infrastructure facilities across 19 out of 25 provinces and cities in Cambodia.

Many localities in Thailand were battered by heavy rains which caused landslides and damaged several roads.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a message of sympathies to his Republic of Korea counterpart Han Duck-soo over great losses of human and property caused by heavy rains in several localities in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

National carrier Vietnam Airlines rescheduled flights to and from Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16 due to heavy rains with thunderstorms.

Rains ranging from moderate to heavy are expected to hit various regions nationwide on September 22 and 23, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting (NCHMF).