The toll from days of flooding in Southeast Asia rose on Friday, with at least 111 dead in Indonesia, and a hospital in southern Thailand announcing its morgue was full. Heavy rains across Indonesia, Malaysia and southern Thailand have inundated cities, trapped thousands and caused deadly landslides. Authorities were scrambling to reach people stranded in floodwater-filled homes or cut off entirely by debris that has blocked roads and taken out communications and electricity. On Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said flooding and landslides this week have killed at least 111 people, with nearly 100 more missing. North Sumatra police spokesman Ferry Walintukan said authorities were focused on “evacuation and providing assistance”. Access to some areas and communication was still cut off, he told AFP. “Hopefully, the weather will clear up so we can move the helicopter to the (worst-hit) locations.” In North Sumatra’s Medan, an AFP photographer saw murky brown floodwaters at hip level, and residents asking drivers passing their inundated homes to drive slowly to avoid splashing them. Some residents donned rain ponchos and motorbike helmets to protect themselves from the rain as they traversed flooded streets.
Toll in floods ravaging Southeast Asia tops 150
Published on: November 29, 2025 2:22 AM