US EditionTropical storm deaths top 600 in Southeast Asia, over 4 million affected
A tropical storm in the Malacca Strait caused floods and landslides killing over 600 people and displacing 213,000, with more than 4 million affected across Southeast Asia.
- 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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elnorte.comThe number of deaths from floods that hit Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka last year increased by more than 900.
The toll of the torrential rains, floods and landslides that followed in several countries in Southeast Asia was at least 940 dead on Sunday afternoon.
The number of victims recorded, which has almost doubled from Saturday to Sunday, is likely to increase sharply in the coming days, with large disaster areas still inaccessible to relief.
Deaths recorded in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand following the floods caused by the torrential rains of the last few days were already over 800 this Sunday. Rescuers are still searching for hundreds of missing persons, while emergency teams continue to seek access to isolated communities and assess the real magnitude of the disaster. Local authorities update figures as rains respite in some areas, although large regions throughout South-East…
Tropical storm deaths top 600 in Southeast Asia, over 4 million affected
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.
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