Tropical Storm Deaths Cross 500 in Southeast Asia
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Torrential rain in Thailand has seen roads and homes submerged by water, leading to at least 181 fatalities – the worst flooding the region has seen in a decade. More than three million people were affected by the heavy downpours in southern Thailand last week.
Disasters in China killed at least 122 people and caused nearly £2.2bn in economic losses this August, underscoring the growing toll of this year’s extreme monsoon season across Asia. The Ministry of Emergency Management said more than 10 million people ...
Indonesia and Sri Lanka hit hardest as climate change-boosted monsoon flooding wreaks havoc across Southeast Asian nations.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked to rush aid on Tuesday to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed over 1,300 people in four countries.
More than two million people in an eastern province of China are grappling with the worst floods the country has seen in more than half a century. China's government has sent troops to evacuate those affected and raised its disaster alert to its highest ...