The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
Nepal's Foreign Ministry has established an Emergency Response Team to manage the search for hundreds of foreign nationals missing after catastrophic flooding in Rasuwa district claimed 359 lives. Malaysian officials are still verifying how many citizens are unaccounted for.
Quick-thinking residents of Kampung Nunuyan Laut in Sandakan prevented a major catastrophe when a fire broke out at 3 am, using water pumps to wet nearby houses and create firebreaks. Despite destroying 28 non-permanent homes, their swift action protected 162 other stilt structures.
China has mobilised a significant rescue operation in Henan Province after remnants of Typhoon Dolphin triggered a major levee breach in Zhoukou City. The government activated its highest disaster response protocol and deployed substantial relief supplies.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto Prefecture following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that killed 38 people. The region faces compounded challenges from extreme heat, water shortages, and inadequate shelter conditions affecting over 46,000 households.
China's emergency services are mounting rescue efforts across multiple regions following severe weather that has claimed at least 38 lives. Typhoon Maysak triggered devastating floods in southern Guangxi, displacing over 100,000 people, while a landslide in northwestern Gansu added to the toll.