Typhoon Gaemi (known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Carina) strengthened into a tropical storm on July 20th while tracking northwest towards the Philippines.
Massive landslides killed hundreds of people in northern Kerala, India following an extreme monsoon downpour on July 30.
This April and May, large regions of central Asia were hit by a series of storms resulting in heavy downpours and flash flooding.
Throughout April and continuing into May 2024, extreme record-breaking heat led to severe impacts across the Asian continent.
From April 14 to15 2024, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the northern parts of Oman were hit by exceptionally heavy rainfall causing massive disruption in infrastructure and public life in the area and leading to at least 20 fatalities in Oman and four in the UAE.