From June 10 to 13, Storm No. 1, combined with the southwest monsoon, brought torrential rain to provinces from Quang Binh to Kon Tum in central Vietnam.

Another earthquake measuring 5.1 struck the area near Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar with a population of about 1.5 million, on March 30 afternoon, just two days after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

Philippine authorities reported on November 18 that Typhoon Man-yi killed at least eight people and injured three others after landing in the country over the weekend.

Four Southeast Asian nations – Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia – are sending assistance to the Philippines to support its ongoing recovery efforts after Typhoon Trami.

Tropical Storm Soulik, the 4rd to enter the East Sea, has caused widespread flooding and landslides across several localities in central Vietnam, leading to isolation in many areas.

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Java province on September 18, leaving one dead and at least 82 others injured.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky on September 9 sent his condolences to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon learning about the damage caused by Typhoon Yagi.

The Ministry of Finance’s Insurance Supervisory Authority has called on insurance companies to expedite compensation payments to those affected by typhoon Yagi.

A total of 59 people had been reported dead and missing due to prolonged heavy rains and floods caused by Typhoon Yagi in northern localities as of 11:30 a.m on September 9, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep reported the same day.

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.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 on the Richter scale occurred at about 9.45pm on May 26 in the Vietnam-Laos border area.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has delivered the first batch of Disaster Emergency Logistics System for ASEAN (DELSA) relief items worth 100,000 USD to support people affected by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar.

In the context of severely hot weather together with air pollution caused by forest fires as well as the burning of fields by people, the Lao Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a notice warning residents about diseases caused by heat and pollution.

Heavy downpours and floods in the central region in the past few days claimed the lives of five people as of 5pm on December 6.

Storm Noru made landfall in the central provinces with heavy rain and strong winds, causing landslides and damaging some houses.

The Ministry of Transport has requested the Vietnam Railway Authority and the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) to take immediate measures to ensure safety of Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi after the collapse of two concrete floor tiles on the bridge in May.

The Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked authorities in the Central and Central Highlands to get prepared to respond to heavy rain, whirlwind, flash floods and landslides as well as tropical depressions, storms which may occur earlier than normal.

Heavy hailstones rained down in Da Lat resort city of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on March 27, causing huge damage to vegetable and flower cultivation areas, and flooding in some residential areas.

Floods that had devastated much of Malaysia in recent weeks have caused an estimated 6.1 billion ringgit (1.46 billion USD) in damage, a report by the country's government said on January 28.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in several regions to speed up relief efforts for victims of typhoon Rai that ravaged central and southern Philippines last week.