01-12-2025 20:01 via theguardian.com

Floods kill at least 1,100 people across south and south-east Asia – video

Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel as they raced to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed more than 1,100 people across four countries in Asia.Millions of people have been affected by a combination of tropical cyclones and heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka, parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, Thailand and Malaysia in recent days.In Indonesia, at least 604 people have been killed and 464 remain missing, according to the national disaster agency. The death toll stand
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