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Deaths in Asia’s floods passed 1,500 with Indonesia reporting 837, prompting government pledges to prevent deforestation and hold companies accountable for environmental damage.
- Thursday, deaths from last week's floods in parts of Asia surged past 1,500, and rescue teams raced to reach isolated survivors amid destroyed roads and food shortages.
- Long-Term monitoring shows WALHI and Global Forest Watch report more than 240,000 hectares of primary forest lost in 2024, leaving Sumatra's small river basins dangerously exposed.
- Images and residents showed massive piles of neatly cut timber at Parkit Beach, and in Batang Toru seven companies cleared hundreds of hectares, exposing slopes and choking riverbeds.
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Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation
Deaths from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia have surged past 1,500. Rescue teams are racing to reach survivors, with hundreds still unaccounted for.
(AFP) The death toll from floods in several Asian countries reached over 1,500 on Wednesday, while the authorities of Sri Lanka and the Indonesian island of Sumatra strive to reach the disaster victims desperate for help.]]>
The torrential rains of the monsoon, combined with two distinct tropical cyclones last week, spilled waterbombs into some areas.
Floods hitting South Asia since last week have already left more than 1,500 dead, while thousands of people remain trapped in isolated regions of Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. The tragedy has put the emergency teams to the limit, trying to reach areas devastated by extreme rains that did not give way. The combination of an unusually intense monsoon season and two rare tropical cyclones created a climate scenario that caught even t…
The death toll continues to rise after severe weather hit parts of South and Southeast Asia. More than 1,500 people have died since the end of last month, and the death toll is likely to rise.
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