"Tropical storms and heavy rainfall have caused devastating flooding and landslides across much of South and Southeast Asia in recent days, with officials saying more than 1,250 people have been killed across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand alone and that many others are still missing. Two cyclones and a typhoon, all different kinds of tropical storms, contributed to the disaster, which left towns and villages buried under mud across Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Indonesian island of Sumatra."
"Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after the flooding and landslides, which displaced more than 1.1 million people. The country is facing a humanitarian crisis of historic proportions, Sampath Kotuwegoda, the director general of the Disaster Management Centre, told Al Jazeera. Jessica Washington, reporting from Indonesia, the worst hit by the floods, said she saw landslides everywhere in North Sumatra province."
"I have covered natural disasters, and usually, there is an area where landslides are contained, but this time, landslides have affected all the villages that we saw as we made our way here, she said from North Tapanuli."
Climate advocates call for accountability for climate change as communities across South and Southeast Asia experience extreme weather impacts. Tropical storms, including two cyclones and a typhoon, and weeks of heavy rainfall triggered devastating floods and widespread landslides. Officials report more than 1,250 deaths across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with many still missing. Towns and villages were buried under mud across Sri Lanka, Thailand and Sumatra, and recovery is expected to continue for weeks. Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency after more than 1.1 million people were displaced, creating a large humanitarian crisis.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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