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Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000 01 Dec 2025 - 08:08 am
This handout image taken on November 30, 2025 and released on December 1, 2025 by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) shows military and rescue personnel carrying the body of a flood victim in Batangtoru, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra. (Photo by Handout / BASARNAS / AFP)
Sri Lankan president pledges full state support for recovery from "worst" natural disaster 30 Nov 2025 - 11:39 pm
People ride on a boat belonging to Sri Lanka's army at a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on November 30, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Death toll rises to 442 in Indonesia floods and landslides 30 Nov 2025 - 06:45 pm
A woman walks past a mosque in a flooded area in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district in Indonesia's Aceh province on November 30, 2025. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Sri Lanka flood, landslide toll rises to 334: disaster agency 30 Nov 2025 - 06:21 pm
A youth carries an elderly man as they wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on November 30, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced 30 Nov 2025 - 03:34 pm
Miles Kwan, a 24-year-old student, speaks to AFP while handing out flyers outside a train station in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Holmes Chan / AFPTV / AFP)
Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll rises to 480 30 Nov 2025 - 03:20 pm
A man walks across mud and debris in a flood affected area in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district in Indonesia's Aceh province on November 30, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths near 200 30 Nov 2025 - 12:44 pm
Damaged wires dangle from electric poles as an army truck wades through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on November 30, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression, instability 29 Nov 2025 - 09:30 pm
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Chinese mainland authorities coordinate emergency supplies to aid Hong Kong fire relief efforts 29 Nov 2025 - 07:35 pm
Police officers from the Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU), dressed in white-coloured full-body protective gear, enter one of the housing blocks of Wang Fuk Court in the aftermath of the deadly November 26 fire, in Hong Kong on November 29, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
AirAsia owner's net profit plunges 57.61 pct on year to 168 mln USD 29 Nov 2025 - 05:18 pm
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Death toll rises to 303, 279 still missing following floods in Indonesia 29 Nov 2025 - 05:05 pm
A woman inspects her damaged house after the flash floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district of Indonesia's Aceh province, on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Sri Lanka declares emergency as cyclone toll hits 132 29 Nov 2025 - 03:55 pm
People ride a boat across a flooded street in Ambatale on the outskirts of Colombo on November 29, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
3 Philippine airlines cancel 82 flights after Airbus orders global software update 29 Nov 2025 - 10:42 am
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Sri Lanka flood, landslides toll rises to 123: Official 29 Nov 2025 - 09:14 am
People move through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Kaduwela on the outskirts of Colombo on November 28, 2025.  (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
World Bank releases 500 mln USD to aid Philippines' recovery after Typhoon Kalmaegi 28 Nov 2025 - 07:02 pm
Residents stand in the mud as they wait to be evacuated from their flood-hit homes after Typhoon Kalmaegi hit Cebu City in the central Philippines on November 4. Photo by Alan Tangcawan / AFP
HIV/AIDS kill 1,000 people in Cambodia in 2024, down 9 pct: PM 28 Nov 2025 - 06:45 pm
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Flash floods, landslides leave 174 dead, 79 missing in Indonesia 28 Nov 2025 - 06:20 pm
A general view shows motorcycles trapped in mud after the flash floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district of Indonesia's Aceh province, on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Sri Lanka deploys troops as floodwaters rise, death toll hits 69 28 Nov 2025 - 05:25 pm
People wade through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Kaduwela on the outskirts of Colombo on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)