39 disasters strike South-East Asia in early March; Vietnam and Indonesia hardest hit, says AHA centre


HANOI/JAKARTA (Bernama): South-East Asia has dealt with 39 disasters last week, including floods, landslides, storms, and wind-related incidents, according to the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre).

The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure of Indonesia reported incidents across 15 provinces, including Aceh, Banten, Gorontalo, Yogyakarta, West Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, and West Sumatra.

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