Jakarta: The latest floods and landslides in several Asian countries have killed more than 600 people, left many more missing, and caused massive damage. Normally, at this time of year, many countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia experience heavy rains from the monsoon season. But this year, a series of storms have exacerbated the rains, resulting in massive flooding in several countries at roughly the same time, including southern Thailand, northern Malaysia, the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and Sri Lanka.
According to Thai News Agency, the latest situation until yesterday shows that floods and mudslides caused by heavy rain in many provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra island, due to Tropical Cyclone Senyar, have raised the death toll to 303, with more than 300 people missing, and thousands of houses damaged or submerged. The government has dispatched four planes to deliver aid to the affected areas, but efforts have been hampered by bad weather.
In southern Thailand, Mr. Siripong Angkasakulkiat, spokesperson for the Flood Emergency Operations Center (FOCOC), announced the death toll from the flooding in the southern region as of 8:00 a.m. on November 29, 2025, as 162 people in eight provinces: Nakhon Si Thammarat (9), Phatthalung (4), Songkhla (126), Trang (2), Satun (5), Pattani (7), Yala (5), and Narathiwat (4).
In Malaysia, more than 10 people have been reported dead from flooding. The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka last week has risen to at least 153, with more than 190 people missing. More than 15,000 houses were damaged and over 500,000 people nationwide have been affected, with more than 78,000 evacuated from their homes and taking shelter in over 800 temporary shelters across the country. The government has declared a state of emergency, and as of now, more than a third of the country is still without electricity and running water.