Unusually destructive storms have killed at least 1,350 people across the region and displaced millions in South and Southeast Asia.

Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday as the death toll from <a href=" week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1,300 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand,

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Some flood-hit regions of Southeast Asia experienced their heaviest November rains since 2012, according to an AFP analysis, as climate change intensifies seasonal weather patterns.

Hundreds more are missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 502 people in Indonesia, 334 in Sri Lanka and 170 in Thailand, authorities said.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the first Thai monarch to visit China since the two countries established diplomatic relations half a century ago. His trip was the most high-profile signal yet that Thailand, which has long struck a careful balance between China and America, is leaning ever closer towards its northern neighbour.

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Alliance Laundry Systems (ALS), the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment, celebrates a major milestone as its Thailand factory reaches 100,000 units produced within six years.

Authorities across Southeast Asia are racing against time to deliver aid and reach the stranded as floods and landslides continue to devastate Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia, displacing millions and leaving a mounting death toll.