the Floods Which affects several countries in Asia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, due to a strong rainstorm, leaving a total At least 1,033 deathsThe Indonesian island of Sumatra is currently the most affected. On this Indonesian island, at least for now 502 people They lost their lives due to the rainWith 2,500 people infected and about 550,000 evacuated. the. Relief teams are also searching for about 508 people missing amid the floods, the deadliest this year in Southeast Asia.
For her part, Authorities Sri Lanka On Monday, the number of dead rose to 355 and those missing to 370 Due to the devastating floods and landslides that have been hitting the country for days, in what the government described as the worst natural disaster in its modern history. According to the latest figures released by the Disaster Management Center (DMC), the heavy rains also left more than… 1.1 million people affected 196,790 displaced people were forced to leave their homes while authorities established hundreds of temporary shelters across the country.
The heavy rains were caused by Hurricane Ditawawhich in recent days has caused record rains to fall on most parts of the country, leading to floods and landslides in many provinces, and isolating entire communities. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that Sri Lanka faces “The “largest natural disaster” in modern history “The most difficult rescue operation ever,” while calling for national unity to overcome the emergency.
at least 176 people died Thousands of others were affected ThailandThai authorities reported on Sunday. After days of heavy rains that caused landslides and extensive damage to infrastructure, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) announced the new death toll, most of whom came from Songkhla province, in the south of the country.