Hundreds of people have died in extreme weather across Asia

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday, after over 300 people died in extreme floods caused by Cyclone Ditwah.

Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia also experienced severe flooding and landslides, which killed hundreds of people and displaced millions.

Here’s what you need to know.

Sri Lanka

Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka on Friday (local time). A state of emergency was declared the following day.

Hundreds of people died during floods and landslides, 200 people have since been reported missing, and 20,000 homes have been destroyed.

International media reports a third of the country is without electricity or running water.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake urged the Government to “unite and serve the people.”

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South East Asia

Elsewhere in the region, Typhoon Koto blew through the Philippines towards Cambodia over the weekend.

At the same time, Cyclone Senyar developed in the Malacca Strait between Indonesia and Malaysia.

The two storms occurring at the same time has contributed to extreme weather across the region, causing more than 600 deaths across Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand, and displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

The Indonesian island Sumatra faced extreme flooding over the last week. Across the country, more than 400 people are dead and another 400 have been reported missing.

At least 170 people have died in flooding in Thailand, especially in the southern Songkhla province.

Malaysia reported two deaths in the northern Perlis region. Thousands of people have sought shelter in evacuation centres.