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Flooding in southern Asia leaves hundreds dead [View all]
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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