Rescue teams race to reach flooding victims in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

An area affected by landslides in Bener Meriah, Aceh province, Indonesia (Syahrul Rizal/AP)

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025 - 13:10

Binsar Bakkara and Niniek Karmini, Associated Press

Rescue teams are racing to reach communities isolated by last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as more than 800 people remain missing and economic damage becomes more clear.

Some 1,400 people were killed: at least 770 in Indonesia, 465 in Sri Lanka and 185 in Thailand, with three in Malaysia. Many villages remained buried under mud and debris, with power and telecommunications out.