Southeast Asia floods and landslides kill more than 1,000
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Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand after more than 1,000 killed
Hundreds more are missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 502 people in Indonesia, 334 in Sri Lanka and 170 in Thailand, authorities said.
Some areas of Indonesia remained unreachable after the disaster damaged roads and downed communications lines, with residents in impacted areas relying on aircraft delivering supplies. Flooding displaced 290,
Cyclones and extreme weather have killed at least 334 people in Sri Lanka, 502 in Indonesia, and 176 in Thailand, according to authorities.
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel on Monday to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed nearly 1,000 people across four countries in Asia in recent days.
Death and devastation: Why a rare equatorial cyclone and other storms have hit southern Asia so hard
Normally, cyclones don’t form close to the equator. But Cyclone Senyar formed just north of the equator in the Malacca Strait.
The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,000 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military
More than 1,000 people have died from flooding and landslides across southeast Asia, as extreme weather batters Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and parts of Thailand. Rescue and aid efforts continued across Asia this weekend after heavy rain caused massive floods across several countries.
Cyclonic Storm Ditwah hit Southeast Asia, killing hundreds of people, as numerous others remain missing. Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia are among the affected areas.
Many of the gravesites that pockmark the north and east of the country are believed to contain the victims of atrocities committed during the civil war. Caught between warring rebel fighters and the Sri Lankan army, the Tamil community in these regions bore the brunt of the violence.