US EditionRescue Teams Racing After Last Week's Flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
More than 1.5 million people have been displaced by floods triggered by relentless rain and a tropical storm, causing extensive damage across four Asian countries.
- Last week, torrential rains and landslides killed more than 1,400 people across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia, with Indonesia suffering at least 753 deaths and Sri Lanka 465.
- Days of relentless downpours and a rare tropical storm pounded Sumatra, triggering rivers to overflow and widespread landslides that washed out roads and collapsed bridges, leaving about 650 people unaccounted for in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh provinces.
- The disaster displaced more than 1.5 million residents, with some 2,600 injured and local hospitals overwhelmed, prompting deployment of three hospital ships to devastated provinces.
- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya met with diplomats last week to seek support for relief and reconstruction, while Sri Lanka's limited resources and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's caution complicate recovery.
- Hard-Hit Indonesia and Thailand have mobilized military and emergency funds, countries including India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have launched relief efforts, and President Prabowo Subianto visited a disaster zone Monday promising aid.
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With the cyclone Ditwah Indonesia is experiencing the worst natural disaster since the tsunami on Sulawesi 2018. Sri Lanka and Thailand are also severely affected.
More than 1,400 people have died in catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia last week, with criticism growing in Indonesia over what is perceived as a slow rescue effort.
Rescue teams racing after last week's flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Rescue teams raced Wednesday to reach communities isolated by last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 800 people remained missing and economic damage became more clear.Over 1,400 were killed: at least 770 in Indonesia, 465 in Sri Lanka and 185 in Thailand, with three in Malaysia. Many villages remained buried under mud and debris, with power and telecommunications out.Indonesia and Thailand, bo…
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Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Rescue teams are racing to reach communities isolated by last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing.
Ayaz expresses deep sympathy over flood losses in Sri Lanka, Indonesia
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq Thursday expressed profound grief and sorrow over the tragic loss of lives and extensive property damage caused by severe flooding in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. In a statement issued here, the Speaker conveyed heartfelt condolences and solidarity with the families affected by the devastating floods, as well as with the parliaments, governments and people of the disaster-hit countries.…
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