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Desperate search for survivors as Asia flood toll exceeds 1,000
The flooding and landslides that have devastated parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka over recent days have killed more than 1,000 people, according to authorities.
The death toll for the floods in Indonesia has risen to 502, the national disaster management agency has said in a new update, with another 508 people missing.
At least 340 people have been killed in Sri Lanka, officials said on Monday, with many more still missing. Flood waters in the capital, Colombo, peaked overnight, and with rain now stopped there were hopes that waters would begin receding.
Sri Lanka and Indonesia have deployed military personnel to help victims of the catastrophic flooding as rescue workers race to reach possible survivors in some of the hardest hit areas.
Flooding has killed at least 176 people in southern Thailand, according to officials, one of the deadliest flood incidents in the country in a decade.
Across the border, at least two deaths have been reported in Malaysia’s northern Perlis state. Stay with us as we give you the latest developments from the region.
