According to data from the Civil Protection Agency this Sunday (July 12, 2025), the Indonesian authorities have increased the death toll from the floods that devastated the north of the island of Sumatra to 921.
Search and rescue teams are still trying to find another 392 people missing in the mountains created by the mud, which is covering entire houses in some of the hardest-hit regions. In the most remote areas and where land access is not yet available, teams use drones and helicopters to transport supplies.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited Aceh province this Sunday and announced several economic aid measures for those affected. “The debt will be canceled because this is an extraordinary event,” he told a group of farmers.
Thailand and Sri Lanka are also suffering from floods
In addition to Indonesia, the country most affected by the recent cyclones in South and Southeast Asia, severe flooding has also been recorded in recent weeks in Thailand, with more than 275 deaths, and in Sri Lanka, with over 620 deaths.
In Sri Lanka, authorities issued new avalanche warnings this Sunday due to heavy rainfall in some parts of the country, after last week more than two million people (almost 10% of the population) were affected by floods and landslides due to the passage of Cyclone Ditwah.
The tropical storm and typhoon season is particularly harsh for these countries this year and experts attribute its intensity to warming oceans, while its devastating effects are due to, among other things, deforestation or lack of urban planning.
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