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Las serious flooding affecting several Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, caused by a historic storm of rains have left more than 1,000 dead and hundreds missing. The Indonesian island of Sumatra It is the most affected with at least 502 deaths.
Rescue and relief teams are still trying to access many flood-affected areas, even as the waters have receded.
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in the three countries and mMore than four million people have been affected: almost three million in southern Thailand and 1.1 million in Indonesia.
Aftermath: Piles of logs allegedly from illegal logging sites were found washed into villages after the floods, showing how human actions are making disasters even worse.
📍 Huta Godang Village, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, Indonesia
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Indonesia
According to the latest balance sheet from the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) of Indonesia, the death toll rose from 442 to 502 this Monday, while the total of missing people increased from 402 to 508, with 2,500 injured and about 550,000 evacuated.
The rains, which have caused river overflows and landslides In the archipelago, they have affected 1.4 million people, especially in the provinces of North Sumatra, Aceh and West Sumatra, where more than 20 million people live.
Many areas were isolated due to road blockade, while damage to telecommunications infrastructure made communication difficult.
Emergency and rescue teams have used helicopters to deliver aid to people in areas that were not accessible by road.
Supply distribution in Agam, West Sumatra.
The disaster situation has overwhelmed some local governments that, together with civil groups, have asked the Government for national disaster declaration, something that has happened only three times in the last three decades, including the covid pandemic and the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
Thailand, Sri Lanka and Malaysia
Added to Indonesia is the count of damage and victims from Thailand, where the water has receded in recent days, with an updated balance this Monday of 176 deaths and multimillion-dollar losses in several southern provinces.
Songkhla province recorded the highest number of fatalities, with 131. In Hat Yai alone the largest city in Songkhla, It has rained more in just one day than in 300 years.
Furthermore, the number of people affected by floods continues to increase in Sri Lanka, where the authorities today raised 334 the number of confirmed deathswhile 337 people are still missing.
In neighboring Malaysia, there are still some 18,700 people in evacuation centersaccording to the country’s national disaster management agency.
Meteorological authorities have already lifted tropical storm and continuous rain alerts.