People walk near goods damaged from floods in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Saturday, November 29, 2025. SAROT MEKSOPHAWANNAKUL / AP
The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 370 on Saturday, November 29 as clean-up and search and rescue operations got underway in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded, many on rooftops awaiting rescue. Rescuers in Indonesia were struggling to reach the worst-affected areas of Sumatra island, where more than 100 people were still missing.
Flooding and landslides in Indonesia have killed more than 200 people, according to figures from the disaster authorities. "Sixty-one fatalities have been recorded, and 90 are still being searched for," West Sumatra Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Ilham Wahab said late Friday, updating an earlier toll of 23 for the province.
In North Sumatra, another 116 people have died, while in Aceh province the death toll was at least 35 people, according to figures released by the agency. National Disaster agency (BNPB) head Suharyanto told a news conference that a cloud seeding operation would begin in West Sumatra to reduce the rainfall, most of which had already subsided by Saturday.
