South-East Asia region hit by 36 disasters last week; Philippines and Indonesia most affected

In this Feb. 9, 2024 handout photo from Municipality of Monkayo, rescuers recover bodies at the landslide-hit village of Maco in Davao de Oro province, southern Philippines. Several villagers remain missing while some bodies have been recovered from underneath the rubble as rescue efforts continue at the landslide-hit area. - AP

MANILA/JAKARTA (Bernama): The South-East Asia region faced a barrage of 36 disasters last week including floods, landslides, and wind-related incidents especially in Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, said Jakarta-based Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre)

Indonesia’s disaster management agency, BNPB, detailed a series of floods, landslides, and wind-related disasters in multiple regions including Bengkulu, Gorontalo, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Lampung, West Nusa Tenggara, Papua, Riau, South Sulawesi, and South Sumatra.