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Deadly Asian storms ‘supercharged’ by climate change
Published on 11/12/2025
» SINGAPORE - The deadly storms that devastated Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in late November were “supercharged” by higher sea temperatures and made worse by rapid deforestation, scientists said in a study published on Thursday.
Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2025
» SIPIROK — Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok, North Sumatra province.
Hardships mount in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as flood tolls rise
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» JAKARTA - Officials in flood-hit parts of Indonesia reported shortages of food, shelter, and medicine as the death toll reached 950 Monday following weeks of heavy rain.
Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» COLOMBO - Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 618.
Indonesians climb over logs to get to flood aid centre
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2025
» ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia - Residents in the Indonesian region of Aceh Tamiang climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour on Saturday to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sumatra island this month rose to more than 900 people.
Military steps up Sumatra flood relief efforts
Reuters, Published on 05/12/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia’s military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island that have been devastated by deadly floods and landslides, and the country’s vice president apologised for shortcomings in the response to last week’s disaster.
Frustration in Indonesia as flood survivors await aid
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» TUKKA — Officials in Indonesia and Sri Lanka battled Wednesday to reach survivors of deadly flooding in remote, cut-off regions as the toll in the disaster that hit four countries topped 1,300.
Indonesians blame deforestation for flood devastation
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» South Tapanuli, Indonesia - Reliwati Siregar gestured angrily at deforestation around her home on the island of Sumatra, where landslides and floods brought by a tropical storm killed more than 700 people in its deadliest disaster since a cataclysmic tsunami in 2004.
Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll nears 1,200
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» BANDA ACEH — Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked to rush aid Tuesday to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed around 1,200 people in four countries.
Tropical storm deaths cross 600 in Southeast Asia, over 4m affected
Reuters, Published on 30/11/2025
» JAKARTA/BANGKOK - The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend.