"The number of deaths caused by flooding in Southeast Asia has risen to more than 250, with more deaths reported in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Days of torrential rain led to flooding in nine Thai provinces and eight states in neighboring Malaysia, displacing tens of thousands of people. Similar scenes are playing out in Indonesia's Sumatra island, where rescue teams are battling to reach affected areas in 12 cities and districts. The annual monsoon season has been exacerbated by a tropical storm in the region"
"In southern Thailand, the death toll rose sharply with authorities saying Friday that the number of dead now stood at 145,. Floods have submerged large areas and forced residents to seek shelter on higher ground and rooftops. "We will now move into the rehabilitation phase and work to restore cities to normal as quickly as possible," the AFP news agency quoted Paradorn Prissananantakul, the director of the flood relief operations center, as saying."
Heavy monsoon rains combined with a tropical storm have caused widespread flooding across Southeast Asia, raising the death toll to more than 250. Torrential rains flooded nine Thai provinces and eight Malaysian states, displacing tens of thousands and forcing residents onto higher ground and rooftops. Southern Thailand reported 145 deaths, with Songkhla province severely affected and hospital morgues using refrigerated trucks due to capacity limits. Indonesia's Sumatra faced floods and landslides across multiple provinces, with North Sumatra reporting 55 deaths and dozens missing. Rescue teams are working to reach affected areas while authorities move into rehabilitation operations.
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