The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Mill Street in Goodna has scars. Some are obvious, like the shells of cars scattered in yards. But others are harder to see, like the fear of looters or the uncertainty of what the future holds.

The Asia-Pacific region has been plagued by large-scale natural catastrophes and consequent financial damage in recent years, with total economic losses reaching US$50bn (1.8tn baht) last year according to Munich Re's NatCat (Natural Catastrophes) Service Annual report. Yet, just approximately 17% (US$8.4bn) of those losses were insured, highlighting the large…

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The United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) said on Friday there was a risk of "many more" child deaths in Pakistan from disease after floods claimed the lives of around 400.

Pakistan's armed forces rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters, they said on Friday, while the country's best-known charity warned that only a small fraction of millions affected by the floods had been reached so far.

Officials say planes carrying fresh aid from the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan have landed overnight at an airport near Pakistan’s capital

Suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Ayutthaya province to inspect flood prevention while his deputy Prawit Wongsuwon, now the acting premier, is touring provinces to inspect water management.

Satellite images show the scale of the devastating floods - which have killed more than 1,000 and displaced millions

In today’s newsletter: With 1,100 killed, 33 million displaced and devastation across the country, how will the country rebound?