Southeast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,200 people and leaving hundreds missing across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Heavy rainfall has unleashed widespread flooding and landslides across Asia, killing more than 1,100 people in a week of destruction for the region and creating treacherous search and rescue operations for hundreds more still missing.

The floods and landslides that have killed more than 1,350 people in recent weeks are a grim reminder of the risks of a warming planet.

MEDAN, Indonesia -- Some residents of the flood-hit island of Sumatra resorted to looting, seeking food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday.

Rescue teams saved two men clinging to trees during deadly flooding on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, footage released on November 28 shows.Video by Kantor Search and Rescue in Banda Aceh shows two separate rescues in the province of Aceh,

The aftermath of catastrophic flooding in Aceh has left more than 600 dead and thousands without critical supplies.

Environmentalists, experts and even the government have pointed to the role forest loss played in flash flooding and landslides that washed torrents of mud into villages and stranded residents on roofs.

The proposal follows new legislation that aims to protect children from disasters after the July 4 catastrophe claimed the lives of 27 campers and staffers at a popular Central Texas camp.

Thailand’s consumer prices fell for the eighth straight month, heightening pressure on the central bank to cut its policy rate for a fourth time this year.

With at least 712 dead and hundreds more missing from floods and landslides across northern Sumatra, regional leaders have admitted that they cannot handle the crisis alone, underscoring deep budgetary and logistical gaps in disaster response.