Floods Hit Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia
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Hundreds more were still missing and millions have been displaced in the rain-drenched region, with Sri Lanka and Indonesia hit particularly hard.
Satellite imagery captured the extent of the flooding that devastated parts of South East Asia in late November, killing at least 1,200 people.These images, captured by Planet Labs PBC, show extensive flooding in the Colombo and Kaduwela areas of Sri Lanka (images 1-2),
Rescue workers in Indonesia are struggling to reach victims in several devastated areas that were hit by an earthquake and floods, and authorities fear the confirmed death toll of 248 will rise furthe
Torrential rains in multiple Southeast Asian countries over the last week have brought deadly flooding and landslides
Heavy rainfall from two rare tropical cyclones brought deadly flooding and landslides to Indonesia, killing over 600 people, with more than 400 missing and displacing hundreds of thousands of others.
In Indonesia's North Sumatra, Rosmina wades into her home through soupy grey-brown mud that reaches her knees, searching for belongings she can extract after deadly flooding submerged her village.More than 500 people have been killed and as many again remain missing after days of torrential rain and a rare tropical storm battered Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Large parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been stricken by cyclone-fueled torrential rain for a week, with a rare tropical storm forming in the Malacca Strait.
Relatives of flood victims in Indonesia were still awaiting news of loved ones on Sunday. The floods, which hit Indonesia nearly a week ago, have killed 442 people, authorities said, and displaced thousands.