Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – latest updates | South and central Asia


Search for survivors continues as death toll from Asia floods exceeds 1,000

More than 1,000 people have been killed in floods and landslides that have hit parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka in recent days, according to officials.

Death toll from floods in Indonesia has increased to 502The National Disaster Management Agency said in a new update that another 508 people were missing.

at least 340 people have died in Sri LankaMany people were still missing, officials said Monday. Flood waters in the capital Colombo reached their peak overnight and now with the rains stopping, there is hope that the waters will start receding.

Sri Lanka and Indonesia have deployed military personnel to help victims of devastating floods as rescue workers race to reach possible survivors in some of the worst-hit areas.

The flood has taken at least one life 176 southern people ThailandAccording to officials, this is one of the deadliest flood incidents in the country in a decade.

Across the border, at least two deaths have been reported malaysiais northern perlis State. Stay tuned as we bring you up to date with the latest developments in the sector.

Residents walk through large piles of wood washed away by flood waters in a village in the Meurudu region of Indonesia.
Residents walk through large piles of wood washed away by flood waters in a village in the Meurudu region of Indonesia. Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA
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death toll Sri Lanka The number had risen to 355, the country’s disaster management center said in its latest situation report, adding that another 366 people were missing.

Which city had the highest number of deaths (88) candyThis is followed by the central hill tea growing areas. Nuwara Eliya (75) And badula (71), according to officials.

A person who escaped a landslide crosses a section of a damaged road in Sarasavigama village, Kandy. Photo: Eranga Jayewardene/AP
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