Widespread flooding and landslides across Asia, triggered by intense rainfall, have tragically claimed the lives of over 700 individuals, with hundreds still unaccounted for.
This week, torrential downpours, fueled by cyclones, struck sections of Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, as an unusual tropical storm developed in the Strait of Malacca—the narrow sea passage separating the Indonesian island of Sumatra from the other two nations.
Sri Lanka was impacted by a distinct weather system, leading to heavy rains now making their way towards India’s southern coast.
Authorities confirmed to Reuters that the severe conditions resulted in at least 435 fatalities in Indonesia, 153 in Sri Lanka, 162 in Thailand, and two in Malaysia.
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