Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

Latest Disaster Information

2026/09/27 Thailand : Flood Intermittent heavy rain has caused flooding in Thailand's capital, Bangkok. 2026/09/25 Myanmar : Flood, Landslide Myanmar’s southernmost Tanintharyi region has been hit by heavy rain since the night of Sept 25 2026, part of an intense weather system also hitting neighbouring Thailand and flooding Bangkok over the weekend. 2026/09/25 India : Flood Floods and landslides from heavy rain since 25 September 2026 have killed at least 81 people and injured 46 in Uttar Pradesh, damaging over 1,000 houses. In Odisha, more than 75,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas. 2026/09/24 Nepal : Flood Floods and landslides from heavy rain since 24 September 2026 killed 32 nationwide in Nepal, 4 missing, and 8 injured. Separately, the 27 Sep Himlung Himal avalanche killed 11 (5 missing, 10 rescued). 2026/09/21 Japan : Typhoon Four people have been confirmed dead and at least six were missing, after Typhoon Dujuan (Typhoon No. 25) brought record-breaking rainfall to eastern Japan on 22 September 2026, triggering landslides, flooding and widespread transport disruptions.

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What’s New

Newsletter
ADRC Highlight vol.402 [English]
ADRC Highlight vol.398 [Russian]

Publications2026/10/02
NEW![Annual Report] Asian Disaster Prevention Center Annual Report 2025 (English)

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Publications2026/09/28
NEW! [Data Book] Natural Disaster Data Book: 2025 Edition (English version only)

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Events2026/10/28
NEW! The Asian Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2026 (ACDR2026) will be held jointly with SIDEX2026 from October 28 to 30, 2026. For more details, please click here.

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Events2025/12/17
Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2025 (ACDR2025) was successfully held on 17-18 December 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please visit here.

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News2026/08/26
NEW!Summary Report of the 2026 Nepal Debris Flow and Flash Flood is available (Continuously updated).

The Thoughts of ADRC

ADRC was founded in 1998 in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.
The mission is to enhance disaster resilience of its member countries, to create safe communities where people can live with peace of mind, and to create a society that enables sustainable development.
For the purpose, the ADRC is promoting the establishment of multilateral networks through personnel exchanges and a variety of other programs for disaster risk reduction in Asia.

ADRC activities

Information Sharing

Learning from Disasters and Benefiting from Information
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Human Resources
Development

Disaster Risk Reduction begins with Capacity Building
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Building Community DRR Capabilities

DRR through a Balanced Approach of Self-Help,Mutual-Help,and Public-Help
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Introduction of New Technologies

Digital Transformation in DRR
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