SEVERE floods and landslides across several Asian countries have claimed more than 1,750 lives, with millions of people awaiting urgent humanitarian assistance in hard-to-reach areas.
The climate-driven disasters have overwhelmed local infrastructure, leaving communities in desperate need of food, clean water, and medical care.
In Sri Lanka, the government confirmed 607 deaths, while 214 people remain missing and are feared dead. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake described the calamity as the most challenging natural disaster the nation has ever faced, with critical infrastructure paralysed and thousands of families displaced.
Thailand has reported at least 276 fatalities, with approximately 3.8 million people affected across 12 provinces. Although floodwaters have begun to recede in some areas, the damage remains extensive, and recovery is expected to be a prolonged process.
Meanwhile, in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, survivors of recent flash floods and landslides are still struggling to recover. Aceh Governor warned that many residents lack access to basic necessities, and the threat of famine is mounting in isolated rural communities cut off from aid.
The scale and severity of these disasters underline the urgent need for coordinated international relief efforts and highlight the growing humanitarian consequences of climate change across the region. - December 6, 2025
