US EditionDeath Toll From Southeast Asia Floods Reaches 600
- This past week, floods and cyclones across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia have killed at least 3,500 people and affected more than 20,000 individuals.
- Experts pointed to interaction between Tropical Cyclone Senyar in the Strait of Malacca and Typhoon Koto, which likely helped produce recent extreme weather, and Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka on Nov 28.
- Indonesia's disaster agency said 14 confirmed dead with dozens missing, while bad weather, power blackouts, and mudslides hampered the rescue operation.
- Security forces have mobilised to assist, with more than 20,000 police and military personnel coordinating evacuations and relief efforts, and Sri Lanka moved 3,500 people to welfare centres.
- Climate experts said Hat Yai, Thailand recorded a 335 millimetres single-day rainfall, warning that unstable cyclone systems could prolong future flood risk in the region.
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Hundreds Dead, Dozens More Missing After Cyclone Battered Southeast Asia, Causing Widespread Flooding
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.
More than 350 people died on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, another 162 in Thailand and Sri Lanka the death toll is at least 153, after the passing of Cyclone Ditwah.
Death toll from floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka rises to 132
The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 132, with 176 people still missing, authorities said.Nearly 78,000 people have been displaced and are in temporary shelters, the South Asian country's disaster management centre said.The death toll is expected to rise. Social media posts on Saturday showed several areas affected by overnight mudslides that authorities have yet to reach.READ MORE: Massiv…
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Death toll from Sri Lanka floods rise to 132
Floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah have also left 176 people missing.
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