Overlapping tropical storms and “intensified” monsoon systems have unleashed widespread devastation across Asia, with rescue teams still racing to reach isolated survivors.
Days of record-breaking rainfall and storm surges triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam last week. With thousands of homes destroyed and roads rapidly transforming into fast-flowing rivers of mud, people have been found clinging to rooftops or trees to stay alive.
