US EditionTropical storm deaths top 600 in Southeast Asia, over 4 million affected
Over 600 deaths and more than four million affected in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia as a rare tropical storm and monsoon rains cause widespread flooding and landslides.
- 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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Death toll from Southeast Asia storms tops 1,000
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