Floods in Southeast Asia have already caused nearly a thousand deaths

The situation is similar in southern Thailand, where at least 162 people have died, and a large number of houses have been swept away by the water. The government has promised to provide around 53,000 euros per lost home. However, this has not stopped the population from criticizing the delayed alarm response. Authorities have declared a state of emergency and deployed resources to search for missing persons and clear debris. In Sri Lanka, the death toll has risen to 212, with a similar number of people still missing and 833,000 displaced. The city of Colombo is one of the most affected areas. Many residents experienced the storm from rooftops to avoid being swept away by the water. ‘My wife and children stayed with me like that for two days. We had little food. In the end, we only had cookies,’ said Sumenthra. A rescue team, on a lifeboat, managed to transport that family to safety. Yesterday, a third of the population still had no electricity or running water. The country has requested international aid.