At least one million people were evacuated from their homes on the Indonesian island of Sumatra due to the most severe floods this year in Asia, while the authorities raised the total number of confirmed deaths this Tuesday (12/2/2025) to 631, with 472 missing.
In its first update of the day, Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency doubled the number of displaced people from Monday, when it reported the evacuation of just over half a million people in North Sumatra, Aceh and West Sumatra provinces.
About 3.3 million people living in this region, which is inhabited by more than 20 million citizens, were affected by the storm that occurred this week, which left an initial toll of 2,600 injured, some of them in serious condition.
The BNPB report also notes that due to river flooding and landslides, nearly 9,000 homes were damaged, including about 3,500 that were completely destroyed.
Likewise, the disaster also destroyed at least 322 schools and 277 bridges, while authorities continue to determine the extent of damage and casualties in 50 particularly affected areas.
Nearly 1,200 dead in Asia
The death toll from floods and landslides in several parts of Asia rose on Tuesday to about 1,200 people, while the most affected countries deployed military personnel to help survivors.
Various weather phenomena last week caused heavy rains across Sri Lanka, parts of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
In Thailand, where waters continue to recede, clean-up efforts continue, with an updated balance sheet as of Monday listing 176 deaths and millions of dollars in losses in several southern provinces.
Meanwhile, floods in Sri Lanka have left a toll that continues to rise, with as of Monday night standing at 390 dead and 352 missing.
JC (Efe, AFP)