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Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll tops 600
Indonesian and Thai authorities raced on Sunday to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as the death toll from devastating floods and landslides across Southeast Asia topped 600. The death toll in Indonesia rose to 442,
BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Flooding from days of intense rain has killed at least eight people in southern Thailand and forced thousands into evacuation centres in neighbouring Malaysia, officials said on Monday,
Heavy rainfall has unleashed widespread flooding and landslides across Asia, killing more than 600 people with hundreds still missing.
Both leaders offer assistance to nations hit by rains, floods and landslides as tragedy claimed hundreds of lives, with many still missing Highlight regional vulnerability to intensifying extreme weather,
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia were displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 dead, officials said Wednesday.
Floodwaters have receded in Thailand and Malaysia but the flooding is expected to continue, while Indonesia is hit by a major storm that has killed 61 people and displaced 2,000.
Over 600 people died as rare storms triggered floods and landslides across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, displacing thousands, cutting access to communities, and complicating rescue efforts amid damaged roads communications.
Indonesian and Thai authorities raced on Sunday to clear debris and find hundreds of people still missing after devastating floods and landslides that killed at least 480 people across Southeast
Scores have died and entire communities displaced as a late-season monsoon surge overwhelms fragile flood-management systems.
People in southern Thailand are struggling with widespread flooding following several days of record rains. Authorities say at least 33 people have died, with more than 2.5 million affected.