Thailand Malaysia Indonesia & Sri Lanka: Across Southeast Asia, nature has unleashed a catastrophe of biblical proportions. A once-in-300-years storm is descending on the region like a relentless predator, transforming cities into lakes and villages into scenes of tragedy. The death toll continues to mount by the hour. READ & WATCH: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Now Lanka: South Asia Battles Catastrophe| These Flood Visuals Scary| Times Now Nov 28 report, transcript follows- [Times Now - News channel From India since 2008]
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Across Southeast Asia, nature has unleashed a catastrophe of biblical proportions. A once in 300 years storm has descended upon the region like a relentless predator, transforming bustling cities into lakes of despair and turning peaceful villages into scenes of unimaginable tragedy.
The death toll continues to mount by the hour. Yet the true measure of this disaster transcends beyond numbers. It represents a civilization confronting the raw power of an indifferent climate and the fragility of human infrastructure against nature's fury. Thailand's Hatyai stands as the epicenter of this meteorological nightmare. It all started on 21st November when this commercial hub recorded 335 mm of rainfall in a 24-hour period. A rainfall that meteorologists confirmed has not occurred in the last 300 years. For three consecutive days from Wednesday through Friday, the city absorbed nearly 630 mm of rain, transforming streets into raging rivers and trapping thousands in their homes and hotels.
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Well, the imagery is haunting. Residents climbing to rooftops, waiting for rescue boards that cannot arrive fast enough. Hospitals partially submerged, forcing critical patients to be airlifted by military helicopters. And also families wading through chest deep flood waters, their possessions dissolving into the murk.
The scale of human displacement is also staggering. In Thailand alone, over 2.7 million people have been affected with nearly 1 million people impacted by flood waters.
Across the border in Malaysia, the situation is similarly dire. Malaysian authorities have evacuated more than 12,500 residents with the northeastern state of Kalantan experiencing worse devastation.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka is also witnessing something similar. Authorities in the island nation have forcibly evacuated over 2 lakh 50,000 people as torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides because of a particular cyclone Ditwah.
Now let's talk about Indonesia where another tropical cyclone unleashed floods and landslides on the Sumantra island and left many people dead and numerous others missing. The most heartbreaking images have emerged from Indonesia's North Sumatra province where rescue teams are battling impossible conditions to extract some 8,000 residents trapped by landslide debris and overflowing rivers.
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Now, let's talk about the death toll which has surged across the region with alarming speed. In fact, Thailand confirmed fatalities have reached at least 80 while Indonesia reports at least 65 deaths with dozen still missing. Sri Lanka has suffered 56 deaths with many more anticipated. Meanwhile, Vietnam also continues to grapple with the fallout from earlier phases of the atmospheric assault, having recorded 98 deaths from the floodings and landslides.
These are not merely statistics. They represent families torn apart, dreams extinguished, and future erased in moments of terrifying violence.
Southeast Asia is facing some of the worst weather condition in the recorded history due to a combination of natural climate patterns intensifying and the escalating impact of climate change. The normal seasonal monsoon rains have become extraordinarily heavy, fueled by rising global temperatures that allow the atmosphere to hold more moisture. In fact, this shifts rain delivery from steady showers to sudden relentless downpours that overwhelm rivers, drainage systems and urban infrastructure which is developed using heavy concrete materials.
In fact, in 2025, Southeast Asia experienced an unusual convergence of meteorological forces. A strong Luna phase intensified rainfalls while tropical storms and cyclones from greater frequency and strength over unusual warm seas.
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Such alignment has led to unprecedented flooding across Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam with cities like Thailand's Hat Yai recording, rainfall not seen in years. Now these storms saturate the ground very quickly triggering massive landslides and flash floods in hilly and riverine areas.
Now the most worrying thing is that climate scientists have warned that Southeast Asia's worsening weather extremes represents a new normal. This particular region is heating nearly twice as fast as the global average, accelerating the intensity and unprecedentability of monsoons and tropical storms. Well, without urgent adaption, which includes strengthening disaster response, protecting natural buffer, and most importantly, reducing emissions, the region will continue to face these sorts of frequent and devastating floods threatening economies, livelihood, and lives on an unprecedented scale. Well, what Southeast Asia faces is not merely a weather crisis, but a reckoning with a new normal of climate extremity. END OF TRANSCRIPT
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