Flooding in southern Asia leaves hundreds dead

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Source: BBC

Torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides across parts of southern Asia, killing about 600 people.

Monsoon rain exacerbated by tropical storms caused some of the region's worst flooding in years, with millions affected in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
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With hundreds still missing, the death toll is likely to rise. Thousands remain stranded, some awaiting rescue on rooftops.

As of Saturday more than 300 people had died in Indonesia and 160 in Thailand. There were also several deaths reported in Malaysia.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y9ejley9do

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1. Death toll rises - 440 dead in Indonesia, searching for 400 missing; nearly 200 dead in Sri Lanka

Indonesia searches for hundreds missing in deadly floods

Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for at least 400 people who have been reported missing, many believed to be buried under landslides, after cyclonic rains caused disastrous flooding nearly a week ago.

The death toll on the island of Sumatra has risen to more than 440, the government says.

Aid has been sent into affected areas by air and by sea, but some villages have yet to receive anything, and there are reports of people stealing food and water to survive.

Some foreign aid has arrived, with Malaysia sending medical supplies to Aceh, one of the worst-hit provinces.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyz82z7p8zo

At least 193 dead in Sri Lanka flood, many more missing

More than 200 people are missing, and more than 20,000 homes have been destroyed, sending 108,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre reported.

Officials said that about a third of the country was without electricity or running water as a state of emergency was announced, in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yq26x0dd6o

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Sri Lanka and Indonesia deploy militaries as Asia floods death toll passes 1,100

Millions of people have been affected by a combination of tropical cyclones and heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka, parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, Thailand and Malaysia in recent days.

In Indonesia, at least 604 people have been killed and 464 remain missing, according to the national disaster agency. The death toll stands at 366 in Sri Lanka, with 366 missing, and 176 dead in Thailand. Three deaths have been reported in Malaysia.
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The flooding is the deadliest event in Indonesia since a 2018 earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed more than 2,000 people in Sulawesi.
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Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency and appealed for international aid after Cyclone Ditwah, which forced the evacuation of 148,000 people to temporary shelters.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/asia-flood-sri-lanka-indonesia-deploy-military

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3. East Asia has been getting hit hard this year

Destructive typhoons in the Philippines, Taiwan and China; big fires in Hong Kong and Japan; and now these massive floods