Updated On: 03 December, 2025 08:26 AM IST | Bangkok | Agencies
Days of heavy monsoon rains inundated vast areas, leaving thousands stranded and many clinging to rooftops waiting for help

Homes partially submerged in floodwaters in Niyamgamdora, Kotmale, Central Province of Sri Lanka, on Tuesday. PIC/GETTY IMAGES
Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies on Tuesday after the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1200 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with more than 800 people missing.
Days of heavy monsoon rains inundated vast areas, leaving thousands stranded and many clinging to rooftops waiting for help. The flooding and landslides killed at least 1230 people, with 659 people confirmed dead in Indonesia, 390 in Sri Lanka and 181 in Thailand, authorities said.