Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia
Iran is meanwhile grappling with one of worst droughts on record and temperatures fall 10C below normal in USMore heavy rainfall is expected in Sri Lanka in the coming days, likely resulting in further damage across the country. It comes after torrential rainfall in south-east Asia, resulting in...
<p>Iran is meanwhile grappling with one of worst droughts on record and temperatures fall 10C below normal in US</p><p>More heavy rainfall is expected in Sri Lanka in the coming days, likely resulting in further damage across the country. It comes after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/30/indonesia-thailand-floods">torrential rainfall in south-east Asia</a>, resulting in catastrophic flash flooding and landslides that have affected millions, resulting in the deaths of more than 300 people in Indonesia and 160 in Thailand, with hundreds more missing. Parts of North Sumatra, in Indonesia, were hit with rainfall totals of 800mm over four days, with other areas also experiencing heavy rainfall.</p><p>This extreme rainfall has been associated with a rare cluster of tropical cyclones affecting many parts of southern Asia. Cyclone Senyar, part of the cluster, hit Indonesia and Thailand. Cyclone Ditwah, also part of the same cluster, has resulted in extreme rainfall and severe flooding in Sri Lanka where death tolls neared 200 as of Sunday, with hundreds more missing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/01/sri-lanka-braced-for-more-damage-after-torrential-rain-floods-kills-hundreds-across-asia">Continue reading...</a>
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