{"id":325525,"date":"2025-12-02T06:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/325525\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T06:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:08:20","slug":"death-toll-soars-past-1k-after-flooding-in-parts-of-asia-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/325525\/","title":{"rendered":"Death toll soars past 1K after flooding in parts of Asia – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indonesia\u2019s president told survivors of last week\u2019s devastating floods<\/a> that help was arriving to those in need Monday as Asian governments scaled up their responses to a disaster that has left more than 1,000 dead in three countries.<\/p>\n

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Hundreds more are missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto pledged to rebuild infrastructure while visiting areas impacted by floods and landslides on Sumatra island that left thousands homeless and 464 people missing as of Monday.<\/p>\n

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Some areas of Indonesia remained unreachable Monday after the disaster damaged roads and downed communications lines, with residents in impacted areas relying on aircraft delivering supplies. Flooding displaced 290,700 people in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh provinces, the National Disaster Management Agency said.<\/p>\n

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Prabowo, who visited devastated provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh on Monday, said the government\u2019s response is reaching those in need.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe need to confront climate change effectively,\u201d Prabowo told reporters after visiting survivors in North Sumatra. \u201cLocal governments must take a significant role in safeguarding the environment and preparing for the extreme weather conditions that will arise from future climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

He vowed to help affected families rebuild houses that were flattened or swept away by floods. During a meeting with displaced people under tents in West Sumatra\u2019s Padang Pariaman district, Prabowo said they would \u201cnot face the burden of this disaster alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prabowo also met with hundreds of survivors who fled to a government shelter in Aceh\u2019s Kutacane district.<\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka authorities said Monday that rescuers are still searching for 367 missing people. About 218,000 people are housed in temporary shelters after being battered in the past week downpours that flooded homes, fields and roads and triggered landslides, primarily in the tea-growing central hill country.<\/p>\n

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In Thailand, the first batch of compensation payments are set to be distributed Monday, beginning with 239 million baht ($7.4 million) for 26,000 people, government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said.<\/p>\n

He said authorities on Monday worked to clean up streets and restore infrastructure including water and electricity in the southern part of the country, where severe flooding affected more than 1.5 million households and 3.9 million people.<\/p>\n

The Interior Ministry will set up public kitchens to provide freshly cooked food for affected residents, he said.<\/p>\n

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