HANOI -- The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam's central region has risen to 40, with six people missing and 76 others injured, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority reported Tuesday.
Nearly 80,000 houses remain inundated, while 104 others were destroyed or swept away, and 453 were damaged, according to the report. (Vietnam-Flood)
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TOKYO -- An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the central Japanese prefecture of Niigata, local authorities said Tuesday.
The prefectural government said it has confirmed the outbreak at the farm in the city of Tainai, with a total of 630,000 egg-laying chickens to be culled. (Japan-Bird Flu)
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MANILA -- A Philippine military Super Huey helicopter crashed on Tuesday in Agusan del Sur province in the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines while on a relief operation, the Philippine Air Force said.
"The aircraft was part of a flight of four helicopters that had departed from Davao City to Butuan City to conduct a Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis mission," read the PAF statement, adding that "communication with the helicopter was lost, which immediately prompted the launch of a search and rescue operation." (Philippines-Plane-Crash)
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BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday called for unified regional efforts to combat increasingly complex transnational crime, reaffirming Thailand's active role in the fight against scam operations.
In his opening remarks at the 43rd ASEAN Chiefs of National Police Conference in Bangkok, Anutin highlighted that drug trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime, and online scams are destabilizing societies, damaging economies, and undermining investor confidence. (Thailand-Transnational Crime) Enditem
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