Indonesia races to find missing after massive floods, landslides
More than 1,000 people have died in floods and landslides across south Asia after days of tropical storms.
![A drone view of an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia on Dec. 1, 2025. [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764607024.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
More than 1,000 people have died in floods and landslides across south Asia after days of tropical storms.
![A drone view of an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia on Dec. 1, 2025. [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764607024.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








The boat was carrying dozens of refugees from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority when it sank.

Malaysian search and rescue teams discovered five more bodies off the coast of Langkawi after a refugee boat capsized.
Rescue operations under way to locate any survivors, with hundreds of Rohingya still missing.

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