Photos| Floods in Indonesia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka… huge losses and more than a thousand deaths

The death toll exceeded Floodsand landslides in various parts of Asia killed a thousand people on Monday, while the authorities in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, the two most affected countries, deployed military forces to assist the survivors.

Sporadic weather fluctuations caused heavy rains to fall on the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesian Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia during the past week.

The heavy rains forced residents to remain on the roofs of their homes awaiting rescue. By boats or helicopters, and entire villages were cut off from aid.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who arrived in North Sumatra on Monday, said "Hopefully the worst has passed".

He added "The government’s priority now is how to send the necessary aid immediately"with a special focus on several isolated areas.

Prabow was under increasing pressure to declare a national emergency in light of the floods and landslides, the resulting death toll of which reached at least 502, while more than 500 are still missing.

Unlike his Sri Lankan counterpart, he did not request international assistance.

This is the highest death toll for A natural disaster in Indonesia since a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami in 2018 killed more than two thousand people in Sulawesi.

The government sent three warships loaded with aid and two medical ships to some of the most affected areas, where a number of roads are still cut off.

Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan government appealed to the international community for assistance, and used military helicopters to reach those stranded as a result of floods and landslides resulting from Cyclone Ditwah.

Sri Lankan officials reported on Monday that at least 340 people had been killed, while many were still missing.

During the night, flood water levels reached their peak. As the rain stopped, hopes receded.

Some stores and offices reopened their doors.

Officials reported that the extent of the damage in The worst-hit central region is beginning to unfold, with relief workers opening roads cut off by falling trees and mudslides.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who declared a state of emergency to deal with the disaster, pledged to repair the damage.

He said in an address to the nation "We are facing the largest and most difficult natural disaster in our history"adding "Certainly, we will build a better nation than it was"

These losses and damages are the worst in Sri Lanka since the devastating tsunami that struck Asian countries in 2004, killing about 31,000 people in the country and displacing more than a million others.

– Criticism in Thailand –
On Sunday afternoon, the rains had subsided in various parts of Sri Lanka, but low-lying areas in the capital remained flooded with water, and the authorities were preparing for a major relief operation.
Published. Military helicopters to transport the trapped people by air and deliver food supplies, knowing that one of them crashed north of Colombo on Sunday evening.
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