Catastrophic floods and landslides have struck Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia

Wassana Suthi spent last week trying to keep a nursing home running as the floodwaters rose around her in the southern Thai city of Hat Yai, cutting the home off from outside help, bar one helicopter dropping supplies on the roof.

A cascade of unusually destructive storms has torn through South and Southeast Asia, killing at least 1,200 people — a toll that is likely to rise — and displacing millions more.

Unusually intense storms, warmer oceans and fragile infrastructure have combined to create a catastrophic season.

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

The region faces record typhoon activity, highlighting the need to improve forecasting, disaster preparedness, and data sharing

JAKARTA/BANGKOK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend.

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More than 900 people are dead, thousands more missing and millions affected by a band of cyclones and extreme monsoonal weather across southern Asia. Torrential rain has triggered the worst flooding in decades,

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