Photograph: Fazry Ismail/EPAThe death toll from devastating floods and landslides in southeast Asia reportedly climbed past 500 on Saturday as clean-up and search-and-rescue operations got under way in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. In southern Thailand, water levels reached three metres in Songkhla province and killed at least 145 people in one of the worst floods in a decade. Two people were killed in Malaysia by flooding caused by heavy rain that left stretches of northern Perlis state under water. The annual monsoon season, typically between June and September, often brings heavy rain, triggering landslides and flash floods. A tropical storm has exacerbated conditions, and the tolls in Indonesia and Thailand rank among the highest in floods in those countries in recent years.

Source: The Irish Times November 30, 2025 15:20 UTC