US EditionTropical storm deaths top 600 in Southeast Asia, over 4 million affected
A rare tropical storm and intense monsoon rains caused floods and landslides killing over 600 and displacing more than 4 million in Southeast Asia, officials said.
- On Nov 30, Reuters reported more than 600 killed by floods and landslides across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, affecting over 4 million including nearly 3 million in southern Thailand.
- A rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait, fuelling heavy rains and wind gusts for a week as interaction with Typhoon Koto and Cyclone Senyar intensified the extreme weather.
- Relief teams reported using helicopters and boats to deliver aid to areas cut off by blocked roads, while a navy chopper over Palembayan, West Sumatra, saw homes swept away by floods.
- Authorities reported urgent humanitarian needs as 406 remain missing and 213,000 displaced, while BNPB deployed two warships from Jakarta to deliver aid to isolated Sibolga and Central Tapanuli on Monday.
- Climate scientists warned Southeast Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change, while public criticism grew over flood response in Thailand, where two local officials were suspended and officials reported looting along supply lines on Nov 29.
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Tropical storm deaths top 600 in Southeast Asia | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
JAKARTA/BANGKOK >> The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand faced large-scale devastation after a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait fuelling heavy rains and wind gusts for a week.
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DnoticiasThe work to undo roads and remove damages continues. As they continue to search for people disappeared after torrential rains, sudden floods and landslides.
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Britons have been issued an urgent travel warning as floods and heavy rainfall have left hundreds dead across Asia.Millions of people across south and southeast Asia have been impacted by deadly storms in recent days.In Sri Lanka, Cyclone Ditwah has left 212 people dead and 218 missing, officials said on Sunday, as flood waters breached a dam and rescue operations continued into a fourth day.The Foreign Office (FCDO) has urged against travel to …
Floods and landslides hitting Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka have raised the regional balance this Sunday to at least 790 dead and hundreds missing, while emergency teams continue to seek access to isolated communities and assess the real magnitude of the disaster.Local authorities continue to update figures as rains go back in some areas, although large regions remain incommunicado and underwater, with collapsed roads and interrupted basic s…
Meanwhile the authorities report more than 440 deaths on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. After heavy rains floods and landslides have occurred. Thailand and Malaysia are also affected.
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