Floods Hit Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia
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The death toll from devastating floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka has exceeded 330 people, as the country grapples with one of its worst weather disasters in years. More than 200 are missing, and some 20,000 homes have been destroyed, sending 108,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre reported.
Extreme weekend weather across Asia has displaced millions. Elon Musk made Starlink available for free in some affected regions.
Indonesian authorities report that some residents on Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive. At least 442 Indonesians were killed and nearly 300,000 displaced by the flooding. Sri Lanka's death toll rises to 193.
At least 56 people have been killed and 21 are missing in Sri Lanka after floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc this week, in one of its worst weather related disasters the country has seen in recent years.
The flooding situation in low-lying areas of Sri Lanka worsened on Saturday, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for those living along the banks of the Kelani River, which flows into the Indian Ocean from Colombo.
Downpours and landslides led to hundreds of deaths in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Separately, rainfall and landslides from Cyclone Ditwah also led to more than 100 deaths in Sri Lanka.