Severe flooding causes destruction across southeast Asia
Hundreds of people are dead across southeast Asia after torrential rainfall devastates parts of the continent.
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A man wades through a flooded road carrying a cat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov, 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A car stuck in the mud at a village affected by flash flooding, in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
Rescuers carry the body of a flood victim, in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
Rescuers search for victims at a village affected by flash flooding, in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
Wreckages of vehicles litter a village affected by a flash flood in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
A man cleans the mud and slush from his shop after floods in Gelioya, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
The damaged shops are seen following flooding in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarot Meksophawannakul)
Peoples move a car damaged from floods in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarot Meksophawannakul)
Rescuers use rubber boat during the search for missing people at flooded area in Bireun, Aceh province, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
People stranded by floods wait in their submerged neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov, 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A man carries his belongings on a flooded street at a village hit by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo)
A motorist rides past houses damaged during a flash flood in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
People walk down the embankment of a river to take a boat ride across after a bridge nearby collapsed during a flood in Bireun, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
People carry their belongings as they wade through the water at a flooded village in Bireun, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
People stand outside a house affected by flood in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov.29, 2025. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
People walk in a village affected by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
A woman stands near a shop damaged during a flood in Bireun, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
Rescuers search for flood victims in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nazar Chaniago)
Landslide survivors cross a section of a road that is blocked by debris in Hanguranketha, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lakshmen Neelawathura)
A soldier uses ropes to cross a river during a search operation for flood victims in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Nazar Chaniago)
The wreckage of a car lies in the middle of a road as people inspect the damage following a flash flood in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka)
A boy stands by a damaged house in a village affected by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
People use a boat to navigate a flooded street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A man uses a makeshift raft to navigate a flooded street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A man helps a woman stranded at a submerged house in a flooded area in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov, 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
People use a crude raft to navigate a flooded street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A woman is seen through the wreckage of a car as she walks at a neighborhood affected by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
A man looks at the damage caused by the floods at Gampola, Sri Lanka, Monday, Dec.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A military vehicle carries flood victims through a submerged area to safety in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
People wade through a submerged area of Colombo, Sri Lanka, following flooding on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A man attempts to use his mobile phone at a flooded area on the outskirts in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov, 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Rescuers move people to safety in a submerged area of Colombo, Sri Lanka, following flooding on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A volunteer searches for needy people in a flooded area in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov, 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
People wade through floodwaters in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarot Meksophawannakul)
A cat walks on the roof of a house near a bridge and buildings damaged in flooding in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka)
Somsak Remsringam, owner of the convenience shop, looks at the damaged contents after floods in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarot Meksophawannakul)
People clean up after flood recedes in Dak Lak, Vietnam Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (Nguyen Dung/VNA via AP)
In this photo released by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, residents inspect a road cut off by a flood in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. (BNPB via AP)
People walk past damaged houses at a village affected by flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
A baby is evacuated from flood in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Nguyen Huy Thanh/VNA via AP)
Vehicles are damaged due to floods at a charging station in Dak Lak, Vietnam Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Do Van Truong/VNA via AP)
This photo released by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, shows houses affected by floods in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. (BNPB via AP)
Houses are submerged by floods in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, Nov. 20, 2025. (Nguyen Huy Thanh/VNA via AP)
Cars and houses are submerged in floodwaters in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
Thai rescue crew on boat move past a car submerged in floodwaters in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo)
Forensic officers inspect recovered dead bodies from floodwaters in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarot Meksophawannakul)
A fire truck is submerged in floodwaters in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo)
A man stands behind a damaged car following floods in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarot Meksophawannakul)
This photo released by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, shows people inspect the damage at a flood hit neighborhood in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. (BNPB via AP)
A woman rides a motorcycle past damaged vehicles following floods in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarot Meksophawannakul)
In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers on a rubber boat evacuate residents from their flooded home in North Sumatra province, Indonesia Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (BASARNAS via AP)
Houses are submerged by floods in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
This aerial photo taken using a drone shows a village devastated by a flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nazar Chaniago)
People wade through the water at a flooded street in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
People wade through the water at a flooded street in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
People wade through the water at a flooded street in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
This aerial shot taken using a drone shows a flooded neighborhood in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
People wade through the water at a flooded street in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Residents inspect the damage after a flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
People wade through water at a flooded neighborhood in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Rescuers search for victims at a village hit by flooding in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nazar Chaniago)
This aerial shot taken using a drone shows a flooded neighborhood in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Rescuers search for victims at a village hit by a flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nazar Chaniago)
Residents inspect houses damaged during a flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
Rescuers remove the body of a victim from a house at a village hit by a flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nazar Chaniago)
Houses are seen damaged after a flood hit in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
A man walks on a partially flooded street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Thai residents rest at an evacuation center following floods in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
A man walks on a flooded street as a woman stands at the entrance to her home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Rescuers cross flood water near damaged houses in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
A man stands at the entrance to his home flooded by rainwater in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Members of a family stay in a room flooded by rainwater in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A woman inspects the damage after a flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
Motorists ride on a bridge past buildings damaged by flooding in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka)
