US EditionMilitaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000
Nearly 1,000 deaths reported across four Asian countries; militaries use helicopters, warships, and hospital ships to aid stranded flood victims amid ongoing relief efforts.
- On Dec 1, Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to aid flood victims after nearly 1,000 deaths across four Asian countries.
- Last week, separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall across Sri Lanka, Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia, while a rare tropical storm dumped heavy rain on Sumatra.
- Relief teams are clearing roads while 2 hospital ships and 1 warship reach cut-off areas, and military helicopters have airlifted residents, though one crashed north of Colombo on Nov 30.
- Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared a state of emergency and vowed to rebuild, while Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto faces pressure to declare a national emergency after at least 442 deaths.
- Climate scientists note a warmer atmosphere is producing heavier rains, and climate change has increased storm intensity, killing at least 176 in southern Thailand and two in Perlis state, Malaysia.
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The Korea Times
IOLRace to get aid to Asia flood survivors as death toll nears 1,200
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked to rush aid Tuesday to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed around 1,200 people in four countries. Torrential monsoon season deluges paired with two separate tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across all of Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia. Climate change is producing more…
Sun Newspapers
Asia floods death toll tops 1,100 as troops aid survivors
The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,100 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors.
Floods in Asia have caused more than 1,000 deaths, seriously affecting Sri Lanka and Indonesia. In Sumatra, the situation is increasing with 502 deaths. Relief is organized, but the situation remains critical.
More than 1,000 people have died in floods and landslides in parts of Asia. The hardest-hit countries – Sri Lanka and Indonesia – are deploying the military to help survivors.
Relief and military workers are working on Monday to clear the roads and assist the people of Sri Lanka and Indonesia, affected by floods that have caused more than 1,000 deaths and several hundred missing people in four Asian countries in recent days. ...
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