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Malaysia - Floods (ECHO 23 May 2026)
Pubdate: 5/18/2026 9:59:27 AM
  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting Peninsular Malaysia (particularly the Johor and Kedah states) over the past 48 hours, causing floods that have resulted in population displacement and damage.
  • The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reports, as of 18 May, 359 evacuated people, of whom 312 evacuated people are in two evacuation centres across the Pontian district (Johor state) and 47 evacuated people are in one evacuation centre in the Kuala Muda district (Kedah state).
  • Over the next 24 hours, more rainfall with locally heavy rainfall is still forecast over the whole of Peninsular Malaysia.

(5/18/2026 10:17:06 AM - 5/19/2026 9:30:06 AM)
13460
Myanmar - Earthquake (ECHO 23 May 2026)
Pubdate: 5/18/2026 9:59:26 AM
  • A 5.2 M earthquake at a depth of 10 km struck southern Myanmar on 18 May at 02:05 UTC (08:35 local time). The epicentre was located 35 km south-east of Yangon city in the Yangon region.
  • According to the USGS PAGER estimates, up to 42 000 people were exposed to strong shaking, and 238 000 people to moderate shaking.
  • As of 18 May, media report that several building have been evacuated as a precaution in Yangon city and neighbouring towns. Tremors were also felt in the eastern and northern Thailand, in Bangkok city and in northern provinces of Lampang and Chiang Mai. There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

(5/18/2026 10:17:06 AM - 5/19/2026 9:30:06 AM)
13461
India - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 23 May 2026)
Pubdate: 5/18/2026 9:59:26 AM
  • Heavy rainfall, strong winds, heavy hailstorms, thunderstorms and lightning have been affecting several states of India over the past few days, causing several severe weather-related incidents and floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • In Uttar Pradesh, the National Emergency Response Centre (NDMI) reports, as of 18 May, 122 fatalities due to floods and lightning since 13 May. In addition, NDMI reports nine fatalities in Maharashtra, three in Andhra Pradesh and one in each in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. NDMI also reports a total of 16 injured people across the aforementioned affected states. Moreover, media also reports one fatality and approximately 23 600 affected people across the Assam state due to floods.
  • Over the next 48 hours, more rainfall with locally heavy rainfall is still forecast over most of north-eastern India and south-western India.

(5/18/2026 10:17:06 AM - 5/19/2026 9:30:06 AM)
13462
China - Earthquake (ECHO 23 May 2026)
Pubdate: 5/18/2026 9:59:26 AM
  • A 5.0 M earthquake at a depth of 10 km occurred in northern-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south-eastern China, on 17 May at 16:21 UTC (18 May 00:21 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 24 km north-west of Liuzhou city, of the Liuzhou prefecture-city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
  • According to media, as of 18 May, two people died and one  person is still missing, and more than 7 000 people have been displaced in the city of Liuzhou. At least 13 building have collapsed and transport disruptions have been reported.
  • Search and rescue operations are ongoing and a national response has been activated.

(5/18/2026 10:17:06 AM - 5/19/2026 9:30:06 AM)
13455
USA - Severe weather (ECHO 20 May 2026)
Pubdate: 5/15/2026 7:52:47 AM
  • Severe weather, characterised by dust storms, affected Utah in the central-western United States on 13 May, causing severe weather-related incidents and resulting in casualties and damage.
  • According to media, as of 14 May, seven people have been seriously injured in a dust-storm-related incident caused by low visibility on a major highway that has been closed in Utah, bordering Idaho.
  • On 15 May, a clear sky is forecast for Utah; thunderstorms are expected for the eastern and central parts of the state on 16 May and for several states in the central-eastern United States.

(5/15/2026 8:07:06 AM - 5/16/2026 9:30:06 AM)
  
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