In late November 2025, tropical cyclone Senyar caused extreme rainfall in parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. In Indonesia, the extreme weather triggered catastrophic flooding across three provinces in Sumatra island: Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces. Official figures report 1,030 deaths, over 200 people still missing, and more than 1,000,000 people displaced in … Read more
When the floodwater filled our area, I was inside the house with my children. We waited, hoping the water level would go down, but it rose under our beds. I managed to escape with my children, and we left the village by boat. We have been staying with my sister for three weeks. Naseem Bibi … Read more
Weather conditions and road interruptions have hindered the delivery of medical and humanitarian supplies, limiting the population’s access to basic health services. Following the severe impact caused by the floods in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has deployed two teams since Monday, October 13: one in the municipality of Huehuetla, and … Read more
“When the clouds gather in the sky, we start climbing the hill nearby. We don’t know when the flood will come again and wash us away,” says 65-year-old Sawab Khan, standing on the remains of a floor surrounded by huge rocks. On 15 August 2025, following two days of relentless monsoon rains, a rare and … Read more
Following weeks of emergency response in Noakhali, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has handed over its a month-long intervention to the Bangladesh Ministry of Health. MSF launched the emergency project on 5 September 2024 in response to the catastrophic flooding that displaced hundreds of thousands of people, disrupting essential services and posing severe health … Read more