Disaster and Recovery in Asia

A disaster struck Northern Mindanao in the Philippines as typhoon Sendong left hundreds of people dead at its wake and wreaked tremendous damage to properties, houses and... keep reading →

"I did comment during the initial rains that it was a show off typhoon with heavy water bombs sans the gusts of winds. Now I stand corrected. It's a powerful one and the most... keep reading →

Women going to their damaged homes because they don't have any place to live. Coming with their remaining things from their houses . Going to Relief Camps Pakistan Floods... keep reading →

Saturday, September 26 2009 will be remembered in the Philippines and the rest of the world as the day that nature unleashed its most cruel wrath, flash floods in the... keep reading →

The collision that happened on December 20 1987 between Philippine-registered ferry MV Dona Paz and the oil tanker MT Vector was the deadliest ferry disaster in history and... keep reading →

Mrs.Sonia Gandhi paying her respects to late,Dr.Y S R. The Only Photo of Dr.Y S R just before he boarded the fatal Chopper. Dr.Chief Minister - Born 1949-Died 2nd Sept 2009... keep reading →

This hub is an effort by me to bring out the difficulties faced by train travelers in Mumbai. I wish that those who visit this hub take their own lives seriously and take... keep reading →

One year has passed and Japan is still trying to get back on its feet. A short report on the memorial for the one year anniversary of the disaster that shook the whole... keep reading →

The effect of the horrible earthquake that occurred recently in Japan, could not be undermined in terms of its impact to the loss of lives and properties. The miseries it... keep reading →

Having spent over a decade in Japan, it has been hard to watch events unfold. As of this writing, it looks like the death toll will be around 20,000, and the destruction has... keep reading →